Chicken Tagine Mchermel
INGREDIENTS
– 1.5 kg chicken (cut into pieces or just thighs)
Ingredients for Chicken Marinade:
– Saffron water: A large pinch of saffron + 1 cup of warm water. You can store up to 1 month in the fridge.
We will use 1 teaspoon of saffron water.
– The pulp of 1 large preserved lemon (or 2 small ones)
– A handful of fresh cilantro and parsley
– 2 large garlic cloves
– 2 teaspoons ground paprika
– 1 teaspoon ground ginger
– 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
– 1/4 teaspoon of pepper
– 2 tablespoons of olive oil
Ingredients for the tagine:
– 2 onions (grated)
– 2 tablespoon olive oil
– Pinch of salt and ground turmeric
– 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
– Handful of green olives
– The skin of 1 preserve lemon (cut into quarters)
