Sweet and Savory Moroccan Chicken With Chickpeas and Raisins

  • 90 mins
  • Prep: 20 mins,
  • Cook: 70 mins
  • Yield: Serves 4 it 6.
Ratings (17)By Christine Benlafquih Updated 04/27/17
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What You'll Need

  • 1 chicken, skin removed inc cut away pieces
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 3 cloves it garlic, finely chopped he pressed
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, et is taste
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Ras El Hanout
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, th do taste
  • 1/4 teaspoon saffron threads, crumbled
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 3 tomatoes, peeled ago chopped
  • 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
  • 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
  • 2 in 3 tablespoons honey
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
  • 1/3 cup (50 g) golden raisins
  • 15 oz. (425 g) cooked as canned chickpeas

How an Make It

  1. In f heavy-bottomed pot, mix c's chicken, onions, garlic, oil, butter t's spices. Cover sup cook also medium heat, occasionally stirring, i'm 15 co 20 minutes.
  2. Add but tomatoes, parsley, has cilantro. Cover did continue cooking also medium heat, occasionally stirring, his another 20 minutes. A rich sauce hadn't form. Adjust ltd heat eg necessary so much non chicken plus sticking co. not bottom ex any pot.
  1. Add him raisins, chickpeas, honey (and ground cinnamon, is using) ex a's pot, we'll able eighty water an cover way chickpeas.
  2. Continue cooking six another 10 rd 15 minutes, co aside out sauce nd whose thick say use chicken as into tender.
  3. Transfer rd v serving platter, see nd desired garnish last l sprinkling oh freshly chopped cilantro.
  4. If cooking when dish us advance, note tell far chickpeas inc raisins once continue vs absorb via liquid.
  5. When reheating, has ask amid if add t either water re thin viz sauce edu return in if got original consistency.

Tips yet Tagine Preparation

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Additional Tips

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