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

Submitted by snomancan

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

POUNDS CHICKEN
legs, breast, and thighs, cut in 8 parts

TABLESPOONS LEMON JUICE

SALT
to taste *

BLACK PEPPER
to taste *

TEASPOON SAFFRON THREADS *

TEASPOON GINGER ROOT
grated

ONIONS
finely chopped *

CLOVE GARLIC
minced

TABLESPOON CUMIN
ground

TABLESPOON CORIANDER SEEDS
ground

CUPS CHICKEN BROTH
preferably homemade

OLIVES
green, pitted, sliced *

TABLESPOON PAPRIKA

LEMON *

TABLESPOONS 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.