Authentic Moroccan Chicken with Preserved Lemons

Name: Authentic Moroccan Chicken with Preserved Lemons
Cook time: P1H
Total time: P7H
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: chicken; lemon juice; salt; black pepper; saffron threads; ginger root; onions; garlic; cumin; coriander seeds; chicken broth; olives; paprika; lemon; olive oil

Add a kick your chicken with this delicious recipe that uses lemon juice, olives and a variety of spices.

Yield

16 servings

Prep

20 min

Cook

1 hrs

Ready

7½ hrs

Ingredients

Amount	Measure	Ingredient	Features
4	pounds	chicken legs, breast, and thighs, cut in 8 parts
2	tablespoons	lemon juice
		salt to taste	*
		black pepper to taste	*
1	teaspoon	saffron threads	*
1	teaspoon	ginger root grated
3		onions finely chopped	*
1	clove	garlic minced
1	tablespoon	cumin ground
1	tablespoon	coriander seeds ground
2	cups	chicken broth preferably homemade
12		olives green, pitted, sliced	*
1	tablespoon	paprika
1		lemon	*
3	tablespoons	olive oil

Ingredients

Amount	Measure	Ingredient	Features
1.8	kg	chicken legs, breast, and thighs, cut in 8 parts
3E+1	ml	lemon juice
1	x	salt to taste	*
1	x	black pepper to taste	*
5	ml	saffron threads	*
5	ml	ginger root grated
3	each	onions finely chopped	*
1	each	garlic minced
15	ml	cumin ground
15	ml	coriander seeds ground
473	ml	chicken broth preferably homemade
12	each	olives green, pitted, sliced	*
15	ml	paprika
1	each	lemon	*
45	ml	olive oil

Directions

Season chicken with salt and lemon. Chill 6 hours. Process all the spices, along with the ginger and garlic in a food processor.

Brown chicken pieces in the oil. Stir in onions and spice mixture and turn chicken pieces to coat well. Add chicken stock and cook over moderate heat turning pieces often.

Remove breast parts after 20 minutes. Continue cooking the rest of the chicken another 25 minutes. Return breast to pan. Add lemon rind very thinly sliced and olives. Cook 5 to 10 minutes. Adjust seasonings.

Serve with white rice or couscous with chickpeas and a salad.