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Chicken Tagine with Preserved Lemon and Olives — Marocaine Cuisine Marocaine recipe, 40 min, serves 4Marocaine

Chicken Tagine with Preserved Lemon and Olives

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Chicken tagine with preserved lemon and olives is a North African classic — chicken slow-braised with saffron, ginger, preserved lemon and green olives until fall-off-the-bone tender. The sauce is bright, salty, tangy and deeply aromatic.

40
min
10
prep
🔥
30
cook
👥
4
servings
420
kcal / serving
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Instructions

1

Assaisonnez the chicken with ginger, turmeric, cumin, salt and pepper.

2

Chauffez the oil. Dorez the chicken of chaque côté until this that it n'y ait more of rose. Réservez.

6:00
3

Faites revenir the onions and the garlic 5 minutes.

5:00
4

Remettez the chicken. Add water, lemon confit and olives. Cover and mijotez 25 minutes.

25:00
5

Parsemez of cilantro fresh. Serve with of the couscous or of the pain.

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Common Questions

Without lemon confit?
The jus of lemon fresh donne of the acidité but pas the same profondeur. Add-the in fin of cuisson for ne pas perdre the fraîcheur.
Can-one prepare à the avance ?
Vous pouvez cut the vegetables à the avance. For the better résultat, cook juste before of serve.
Can-one réduire the recipe of half ?
Oui. Divisez tous the ingredients by deux. The temps of cuisson reste approximativement the same.
Where trouver the ingredients africains ?
The épiceries africaines or the marchés spécialisés. Much of ingredients are also disponibles in ligne.
Can-one adapter with some ingredients locaux ?
Oui, the substitutions are indiquées in chaque recipe when c'is possible.

What to drink with this

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Wine
A medium-bodied red like Pinot Noir, or unoaked Chardonnay if you prefer white.
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Beer
Pale ale or pilsner — light enough to not overpower.
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Cocktail
Classic gin and tonic with cucumber.
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Non-alcoholic
Sparkling water with a squeeze of lemon and fresh herbs.

Ingredient substitutions

IngredientReplace withRatioNotes
preserved lemonlemon zest + extra saltzest of 1 lemon + 1/2 tsp salt per preserved lemonMisses the fermented note but adds the citrus and salt.
The story behind this recipe ▾
A tagine is both a dish and the conical clay vessel it's cooked in. The lid's shape traps steam, which condenses and drips back, basting the food and concentrating flavors. Preserved lemons — whole lemons cured in salt for a month — are the signature ingredient of Moroccan cooking; the rind is used, while the soft pulp is usually discarded. Any heavy-bottomed pot with a tight lid works if you don't own a tagine. Saffron and ginger form the flavor base known as 'chermoula' in some recipes.
This recipe is for inspiration only. We do not provide food safety, storage, or nutritional advice. Always follow your local food safety guidelines. Check all ingredients for allergens.
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