Chicken Tagine With Couscous
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 whole chicken skin removed and cut into chunks
- 1 yellow onion medium, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup green olives mild, sliced
- 4 large garlic cloves minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger minced
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 cardamom pods lightly crushed
- 1 roasted red pepper
- 2 red chilies smalls dried
- 2 preserved lemons small, sliced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups reduced sodium chicken broth
- 5 cups parsley sprigs
- 1/4 fresh parsley leaves
- 1 1/2 cups couscous
- 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts lightly
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest grated fresh
- Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook until golden brown. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
- Drain all but 2 tablespoons of oil from pot and reduce heat to medium. Add onion and saute until golden. Add garlic and ginger and cook, stirring constantly, for 3 minutes.
- Add cinnamon, turmeric, coriander, black pepper, cardamom pods, chilies, preserved lemons, olives, and salt; stir to combine.
- Return chicken to pot and add 2 cups chicken broth, and parsley sprigs. Bring mixture to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer 40 minutes.
- Take pot off heat and remove parsley sprigs and chilies.
- For the couscous: In a covered medium saucepan, bring remaining 2 cups chicken broth to a boil. Turn off heat, stir in couscous, cover, and let sit 5 minutes. Uncover pan and fluff couscous with a fork.
- Stir in 2 tbsp. minced parsley, pine nuts, and lemon zest and toss to combine.
- Mound couscous on a platter. Top with chicken thighs and pour sauce over the chicken. Sprinkle with remaining parsley.
olive oil, chicken, onion, green olives, garlic, fresh ginger, ground cinnamon, ground turmeric, ground coriander, freshly ground black pepper, red pepper, red chilies, lemons, salt, chicken broth, parsley sprigs, parsley, couscous, nuts, lemon zest
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Chicken-Tagine-With-Couscous-1652561 (may not work)