By Ahmed Hajouj.Origin of the recipe: Moroccan Cuisine
Number of persons: 4 Persons.
Preparation Time: 0 h 15 min
Cooking Time: 0 h 30 min
Difficulty: Easy
Price: reasonable
Ingredients:
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon of turmeric
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 chicken, washed and cut into 8 pieces
1/4 cup olive oil
2 onions, halved and sliced
4 cloves of garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
2 sprigs of fresh parsley
2 sprigs of fresh coriander
1 pinch of saffron
1 cup pitted olives Moroccan
4 quarters lemons cut into thin strips
Preparation of chicken tagine with lemon:
To prepare the recipe for chicken tagine with lemon:
1. Combine first 3 ingrédients.Frotter with chicken, cover and refrigerate until ready to cook.
Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large tagine or even a cast iron pot over medium-high heat. Fry the chicken, add more oil if necessary, garnish with onion and other ingredients 5.
Mix saffron in 3/4 cup of water and pour over chicken. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through, stirring halfway through cooking.
Stir in olives and preserved lemons and cook for 5 minutes.
Serve this delicious tajine with couscous cooked.
