Moroccan Chicken with Olives (Tajine B’Zeetoon)
Lemon sharpens the spicy sauce of this tagine, a Moroccan specialty.
Ingredients
- 1/4 C snipped fresh cilantro
- 1 T paprika
- 2 t ground cumin
- 1/2 t salt
- 1/2 t ground turmeric
- 1/2 t ground ginger
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 3 to 3 1/2 lb broiler-fryer whole chicken, cut up
- 1/3 C flour
- 1/2 C water
- 1/4 C lemon juice
- 1 t instant chicken bouillon
- 1/2 C Kalamata or Greek olives
- 1 lemon, sliced
Instructions
- Mix together cilantro, paprika, cumin, salt, turmeric, ginger and garlic.
- Rub mixture on all sides of chicken.
- Coat with flour.
- Place chicken in ungreased 13x9x2-inch baking dish.
- Mix together water, lemon juice and bouillon.
- Pour over chicken.
- Add olives and lemon slices.
- Cook, uncovered, at 350F, spooning juices over chicken occasionally, until thickest pieces of chicken are done, about 1 hour.
- Serve with couscous or rice if desired.