Moroccan Chicken Tagine with Olives and Preserved Lemons Recipe
"I first started coming across recipes that used preserved lemons like this dish for a Moroccan tagine with preserved lemons and olives, about this time last year. The idea of preserved lemons was very intriguing and I just had to try them. Since I was not able to find any preserved lemons I finally decided to just make some myself and my first batch was ready to try. Olives are a food that I really enjoy but I rarely seem to cook with them so this dish was on the top of my list of recipes to try using the..."
INGREDIENTS
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1 teaspoon paprika
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1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
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1 teaspoon ground cumin
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1/2 teaspoon turmeric
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1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
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1 pinch saffron
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salt and pepper to taste
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1 whole chicken (cut into 8 pieces, or chicken thighs or breasts)
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1 tablespoon oil
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1 onion (sliced)
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2 cloves garlic (chopped)
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1 teaspoon ginger (grated)
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1/2 cup water (or chicken stock)
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1 preserved lemon (pith removed, and peel rinsed and sliced)
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1 cup olives
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1 tablespoon harissa
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1 tablespoon honey
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1/4 cup parsley (chopped)
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1/4 cup cilantro (chopped)
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