Chicken Tagine With Preserved Lemon And Almonds
- 6 skinless chicken breasts
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 crushed garlic cloves
- 2 teaspoons La Kama
- 2 large preserved lemons
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds
- 1 teaspoon saffron, soaked in 1 tspn water
- 1 onion
- 1/2 cup coriander leaves
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- Make paste out of spices, lemon juice, honey, saffron, and 1 tspn olive oil.
- Marinate chicken in paste overnight.
- Toast almonds over a gentle heat and set aside.
- Fry onion and garlic in heavy base pot til soft.
- panfry/bbq chicken breasts until cooked on outside - ideally use something like a scanpan griddle. Don't discard the marinade.
- Place in pot with onion and all leftover marinade.
- Cover with water.
- Simmer on low 30 minutes.
- Skim the surface from time to time.
- Add preserved lemons and almonds.
- Cook for another 30 mins on very low.
- Remove chicken breasts, slice and return to sauce.
- Add chopped coriander leaves.
- Heat through and serve.
chicken breasts, lemon juice, honey, garlic, lemons, almonds, saffron, onion, coriander leaves, olive oil
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chicken-tagine-with-preserved-lemon-and-almonds-448051 (may not work)