Chicken Tagine with Preserved Lemon & Olives - Mediterranean Recipe

Chicken Tagine with Preserved Lemon & Olives

🌍 Mediterranean, Morocco Difficulty: ●●●○○

Preserved lemon (hamad m'rakad) is a Moroccan pantry staple with roots in 10th-century Arab preservation methods.

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken jointed
• 2 preserved lemon quarters
• 100g green olives
• 2 onions grated
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 tsp ginger
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp cumin
• ½ tsp saffron
• ½ cup olive oil
• fresh cilantro and parsley

Method

1. Marinating — Marinate chicken with ginger, turmeric, cumin, salt, garlic, oil for 2 hours.
2. Placing — Place in tagine or heavy pot. Add onions, saffron dissolved in ¼ cup water.
3. Braising — Braise covered on low heat 45 min–1 hour.
4. Adding — Add olives and preserved lemon (rind and flesh). Cook 15 more min.
5. Step 5 — Finish with fresh herbs.

Tags: chicken jointed, preserved lemon quarters, green olives, onions grated, garlic cloves · Source: Brittani's Almanac