Morocco

Chicken Tagine, made with supermarket ingredients

Name: Chicken Tagine
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Morocco
Ingredients: 700 g bone-in chicken thighs; 1 yellow onion, sliced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground coriander; 0.5 tsp ground cinnamon; 0.5 tsp ground turmeric; 250 ml chicken broth; 1 preserved lemon, diced; 120 ml green olives

The authentic flavor in three easy steps with what any supermarket sells, in metric, for students and anyone cooking far from home (serves 2).

45 min2 to wash

3 lazy steps

1
Season chicken with salt, pepper, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, and turmeric, then brown in olive oil in a deep skillet over medium heat and remove.
2
Sauté sliced onion and minced garlic in the pan until soft, then return chicken along with chicken broth, preserved lemon, and olives.
3
Cover and simmer gently for 30 minutes until chicken is cooked through, then serve hot with cooked couscous.

How it's eaten in Morocco

In Morocco, it is often served directly from the clay pot with warm crusty bread to scoop up the sauce.

Ingredients (serves 2)

bone-in chicken thighs700 g
yellow onion, sliced1
garlic, minced3 cloves
olive oil1 tbsp
ground cumin1 tsp
ground coriander1 tsp
ground cinnamon0.5 tsp
ground turmeric0.5 tsp
chicken broth250 ml
preserved lemon, diced1
Swap: 1 tbsp lemon zest + 1 tbsp lemon juice（recreates citrus tang）
green olives120 ml

Authentic ingredients in Morocco

bone-in chicken thighs700 g
olive oil2 tbsp
yellow onion, sliced1
garlic, minced3 cloves
ground cumin1 tsp
ground coriander1 tsp
ground cinnamon0.5 tsp
ground turmeric0.5 tsp
chicken broth250 ml
preserved lemon, diced1
cracked green olives120 ml
Salt and black pepperto taste

Optional authentic touch
Traditionally cooked slowly in a clay tagine pot to tenderize the meat and concentrate flavors naturally.

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