Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, tagine style chicken with preserved lemons. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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Transfer to tagine, if you are using one, or leave in skillet. Quarter the lemons, remove pulp and cut skin in strips. A classic dish, this Moroccan chicken recipe uses preserved lemons, olives, and onions.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook tagine style chicken with preserved lemons using 25 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Tagine style chicken with preserved lemons:
- Make ready chicken
- Get 2 lb chicken breasts and thighs total
- Prepare spices
- Take 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- Take 1 tsp ground black pepper
- Prepare 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- Take 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
- Get marinade
- Get 4 tsp minced garlic
- Prepare 1/2 tsp ginger powder
- Prepare 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
- Prepare 2 large bay leaf
- Make ready 2 tbsp saffron oil
- Make ready sauce
- Get 1 medium onion chopped coarsely
- Take 2 tbsp saffron oil
- Get 1 tsp kosher salt
- Take 1 tsp fresh ground pepper
- Get 1/2 large preserved lemon
- Prepare 1/2 cup green olives
- Get 1 cup chicken broth
- Prepare garnish
- Prepare 2 tbsp preserved lemon juice
- Prepare 1 tsp chopped parsley
- Prepare 1/2 cup black ripened olives
Add the chicken and stir to coat with the onion and spices. Sprinkle in the crushed peppercorns and add the lemons and saffron-infused stock. Add chicken broth, stock, or water. Cover, but leave a crack for steam to escape.
Steps to make Tagine style chicken with preserved lemons:
- In a large bowl or zip lock bag, add the chicken, the oil, spices, garlic, ginger, cilantro, and saffron oil. Mix well. Add bay leaves and chicken, rubbing the marinade over all the pieces. refrigerate for 2 hours or over night.
- Remove the chicken from the marinade. and reserve marinade.
- Pat chicken dry and season with salt and pepper. In a tagine or large casserole over medium high heat add 2 tablespoons saffron oil.
- Add chicken breast and lightly brown on both sides, about 5 minutes. Then add onions and cook until just starting to brown, about 3 minutes.
- Take half of the preserved lemon reserve the other half, so two quarters separate. Slice the peeling into strips add to chicken. - - https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/344041-preserved-lemons
- Add reserved marinade, olives, and chicken stock. Cover tightly and cook over medium low heat for 30 to 35 minutes, or until chicken is done.
- Take some preserved lemon juice, parsley, and remaining preserved lemon. Add to chicken to garnish.
Simmer over low heat for thirty minutes or more. Soak the saffron in a jug containing the hot stock for a few minutes. Heat the olive oil in a large tagine, casserole or a deep frying pan. Add the onions and gently over a medium heat until softened and lightly golden-brown. When ready to cook, transfer the chicken and onions (scrape every last bit out of your bowl) to a heavy-bottomed pot, deep skillet or Dutch oven.
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