Moroccan Chicken Tajine
Moroccan Chicken Tajine might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. One serving contains 638 calories, 38g of protein, and 50g of fat. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 27% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up pepper, ground ginger, sea salt, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, paleolithic, and primal diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Moroccan Chicken Tajine, Moroccan Chicken Tajine, and Moroccan Tajine of chicken with lemon and olives.
Instructions
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In a large bowl, mix the garlic, cumin, ginger, paprika, salt and pepper, 1/2 cup grated onion, and the oil.
Rinse the preserved lemons, and remove the pulp. RESERVE the lemon peel for later use.
Add the lemon pulp to the mixing bowl.
Mix everything together and place in a large plastic bag to marinate overnight in the refrigerator. (Twenty-four hours really gives the chicken the best flavor.)
In a large Dutch oven or casserole, place the chicken and marinade; add the stems of the parsley and cilantro, the rest of the grated onion, the powdered saffron and 1 1/2 cups water. Bring to a boil over high heat, turn down to a simmer and cook, partially covered, for 30 minutes.
Remove the cover, stir the chicken and continue to simmer for another 15 minutes or until the chicken is tender.
Remove the chicken to a serving dish and cover with foil to keep warm. Keep sauce on stove and begin to reduce.
Slice the preserved lemon peel into thin slices and add to the sauce along with the olives, parsley and cilantro. Reduce until the sauce is just a little thick. This shouldn't take more than 5 minutes at most.
Uncover the chicken and remove the skin from the chicken. (It doesn't look pretty and who needs the extra fat.)
Pour sauce over chicken and serve.