Chicken Tagine with Olives and Lemon
Moroccan slow-cooked chicken with preserved lemon, green olives and saffron.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1.5 kg chicken thighs and drumsticks
- 2 pieces onions, sliced
- 2 pieces preserved lemons
- 150 g green olives
- 1 g saffron threads
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 4 pieces garlic cloves, crushed
- 30 g fresh coriander
- 30 g flat-leaf parsley
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 200 ml water
- 3 tbsp warm water, for the saffron
- to taste salt
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 4041 kcal · P 398.7g · C 59.3g · F 242.8g
Estimated from 13 of 14 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Steep the saffron in 3 tbsp of warm water for 15 minutes.
- 2Rub the chicken with the garlic, ginger, turmeric, salt and half the saffron water and marinate 2 hours.
- 3Soften the onions in the olive oil in a tagine or heavy casserole for 15 minutes until sweet and collapsing.
- 4Nestle the chicken in skin-side up and add just 200 ml of water — a tagine steams in its own juices and should never be swimming.
- 5Cover and cook on the lowest heat for 1 hour, without stirring.
- 6Rinse the preserved lemons, discard the pulp and slice the peel into strips. Add them with the olives for the last 20 minutes; earlier and the lemon turns bitter.
- 7Uncover and reduce the sauce for 10 minutes if it is loose.
- 8Scatter with chopped coriander and parsley and serve with bread or couscous.
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Questions and answers
How long does Chicken Tagine with Olives and Lemon take to make?
About 125 minutes: 30 min prep and 95 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Chicken Tagine with Olives and Lemon?
14 ingredients: chicken thighs and drumsticks, onions, preserved lemons, green olives, saffron threads, ground ginger, ground turmeric, garlic cloves, fresh coriander, flat-leaf parsley, olive oil, water and 2 more.
How many servings does this Chicken Tagine with Olives and Lemon recipe make?
6 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Chicken Tagine with Olives and Lemon?
About 674 kcal, with 66.4 g protein, 9.9 g carbohydrate and 40.5 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
What cuisine is Chicken Tagine with Olives and Lemon?
Chicken Tagine with Olives and Lemon comes from Moroccan cuisine.
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