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Chicken tajine with preserved lemon and olives recipe
- Cuisine: Moroccan
This chicken tajine recipe is Morocco’s second most popular dish after couscous and considered to be the national dish. Hassan M'Souli shares his recipe with Food Safari's Maeve O'Meara.
Ingredients
Chermoula Marinade
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 preserved lemon, rinsed and thinly sliced
2 onions, chopped
½ birds eye chilli
1 tbsp sweet paprika
1 tbsp ground cumin
Salt
2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander, stems and leaves
2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
1/2 teaspoon saffron threads, soaked in a little water
1/2 cup olive oil
2 bay leaves, torn in half
1 whole chicken, size 10 or 12
1 tomato, chopped
1 onion, chopped
2 large potatoes, cut into wedges
1 onion, sliced
1 tomato, sliced
150g pitted green olives
1 bunch fresh coriander, chopped
1 cup water
1 preserved lemon, cut into 6 segments.
Preparation
Marinade
Process all ingredients together in a food processor until finely chopped and thoroughly combined. Leave for 30 minutes before using. Can be stored in the refrigerator for up to seven days.
Wash and dry the chicken and remove backbone, wing tips and any excess fat. Cut into pieces. Rub all over with ½ of the chermoula marinade and refrigerate overnight or for at least 2 hours.
Combine the tomato and onion with a little more chermoula and spread into the base of the tajine (this will prevent the chicken from burning on the bottom).Arrange chicken pieces in the centre of the tajine on top of tomato mixture. Coat potato wedges with chermoula and arrange around chicken. Top with onion slices, then tomato slices and olives in between the potato wedges.
Mix chopped coriander with remaining chermoula and water. Pour over mixture. Decorate top with preserved lemon wedges.
Cover tajine with lid and cook on a very low gas heat for 45 minutes. Do not stir or lift the lid during the cooking process.
Serve the Tajine directly to the table and impress your guests with a waft of fragrant steam when it’s time to serve with couscous and harissa.
If you enjoyed this Chicken tajine with preserved lemon and olives recipe then browse more Moroccan recipes, meat recipes and our most popular hainanese chicken rice recipe.
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| 2. | Moroccan Soup Bar | Fitzroy North | |
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| 5. | Out of Africa | Manly | |
| 6. | Kazbah On Darling | Balmain | |
| 7. | Cafe Mint | Surry Hills | |
| 8. | Sumac | Sydney | |
| 9. | Little Moorish Restaurant | East Perth | |
| 10. | Veritas Restaurant | Highgate |
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