Fabulous Chicken Tagine With Olives
A traditional Moroccan dish of chicken pieces cooked with spices, garlic, onion, olives & candied lemon.
Ingredients
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1 chicken, cut into small pieces
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3 tablespoons olive oil
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150 g olives, green or black
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1 onion, chopped
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3 cloves garlic, chopped
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1/2 teaspoon turmeric
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1 bunch parsley
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1 bunch of coriander
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2 candied lemon
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juice of 1 lemon
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1/2 teaspoon black pepper
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1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
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1/2 teaspoon cumin
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salt
Cooking Instructions
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1
Slightly fry the chicken pieces in oil until golden. Remove and set aside.
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2
Fry the onions in the same pan until they turn golden. Add in the garlic and stir for 2 minutes. Mix in the cumin, turmeric and black pepper and keep stirring for another 2 minutes. Then add in half of the parsley and coriander.
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3
Add in the chicken pieces and mix well. Flavor with salt and cook for 5 to 10 minutes.
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4
Cover the chicken pieces with water and simmer over medium heat for 30 minutes.
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5
While cooking the chicken, cut the candied lemon into quarters and remove the pulp. Cut the skin into small pieces.
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6
Add the lemon juice and the skin of the candied lemon to the chicken mixture and cook for 20 to 25 minutes.
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7
Then stir in the olives and cook for another 15 minutes.
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8
If the sauce is not thick enough, remove the pieces of chicken and let the liquid evaporate for a few minutes, then return the chicken pieces to the saucepan and turn off the heat.
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9
Finally, add in the remaining coriander and parsley.
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10
Serve hot.
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