How To Make Moroccan Chicken Tanjine (Tangine)
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- 28 Feb 2023
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his traditional Moroccan chicken tajine with olives and preserved lemon is one of the best and most flavorful tajines ever! Think juicy chicken thighs marinated in Moroccan spices in a rich sauce served with bread or over couscous.
There are a few special ingredients you will need to make this recipe.
For starters, preserved lemons are a staple in creating the rich sauce in this Chicken tajine. You can use this recipe for homemade preserved lemons or you can find them online.
Here's everything you'll need:
olive oil
garlic, minced
yellow onion, sliced thinly
chicken thighs and/or wings
parsley, minced
cilantro, minced
saffron (optional), bloomed with an ice cube for 15 minutes
salt
pepper
ginger
paprika
cumin
turmeric
preserved lemon, sliced thinly
green olives
water
How to make it
Start by preheating your oven to 350 degrees and prepping all of your herbs and vegetables. Mince the garlic, parsley and cilantro, chop the onion, and thinly slice the preserved lemon.
Next, add half of the olive oil plus all of the garlic and onion to the base of your tajine. Turn the heat up to medium and sauté until the onions begin to appear translucent (this should take about 5 minutes).
Next, arrange the chicken in the tajine over the onions and sprinkle with half of the parsley, the rest of the olive oil, bloomed saffron, salt, pepper, ginger, paprika, cumin and turmeric. Mix well with your hands until the chicken is coated with all the spices.
