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Chicken Tagine

Name: Chicken Tagine
Total time: 2 h 37 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: North African
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 1½ kg bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 300 g white onions, sliced into thick rings; 2 tbsp ground turmeric; 2 tbsp curry powder; 1 tbsp paprika; 1 tbsp mustard powder; 1 tbsp ground cinnamon; 100 g black olives; 1 preserved lemon, sliced; 480 ml chicken stock; salt, to taste; cooked couscous, to taste

Chicken thighs braised for two hours on a bed of spiced onions with olives and sliced preserved lemon until the meat falls off the bone. Spoon it over couscous and let the salty-sour lemon shine.

YieldServes 6
Hands-on30 min
Total2 h 37 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

2 tbspolive oil
1½ kgbone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
2 clovesgarlic, crushed
300 gwhite onions, sliced into thick rings
2 tbspground turmeric
2 tbspcurry powder
1 tbsppaprika
1 tbspmustard powder
1 tbspground cinnamon
100 gblack olives
1preserved lemon, sliced
480 mlchicken stock
to tastesalt

To serve

to tastecooked couscousoptional

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Egg
Mustard
Celery
Legumes (any)
Fenugreek
Wheat
Olive
Citrus fruits (any)
Lemon
Nightshades (any)
Bell (sweet) pepper
Chili peppers
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Cabbage family (any)
Fennel
Carrot
Ginger
Turmeric
Cilantro / coriander
Black and white pepper
Cinnamon
Clove
Cardamom
Cumin
Paprika
Poultry and birds (any)
Chicken
Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Aromatic spice

Texture

Tender-braised

Equipment

Stovetop
Dutch oven

Season

Fall
Winter

Occasion

Weekend project
Entertaining

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 2
Make-ahead friendly
Leftovers-friendly
One pot

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: high
Carbs: low
Fat: high
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: moderate

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