Moroccan Chicken. Saute onion, garlic, carrots and celery in same pan. The chicken thighs are seared to golden brown perfection, then combined with sauteed onions and spices and roasted until done. Be sure to use an oven safe pan so that you can transfer it from the stove to the oven without any issues.

Moroccan chicken is essentially stewed or braised chicken with deep, lovely flavors from a special Moroccan spice rub (which I tell you all about in a second), along with aromatics, fresh lemons, and green olives. And as Moroccans are known to do, we add in some dried fruits to balance things out. I chose a mixture of raisins and dried apricots.

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Saute onion, garlic, carrots and celery in same pan. The chicken thighs are seared to golden brown perfection, then combined with sauteed onions and spices and roasted until done. Be sure to use an oven safe pan so that you can transfer it from the stove to the oven without any issues.

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To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have moroccan chicken using 17 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients for Moroccan Chicken:

Prepare 2 tsp of ground cinnamon.
You need 1/2 tsp for chili powder.
Need 1 tbsp - ground ginger.
Need 1 tbsp - paprika.
You need 1 tsp for ground black pepper.
Prepare 1 tbsp - turmeric.
Provide 2 lb - chicken breasts.
Require 1 lb - red or white onions.
Give 75 ml - olive oil.
Prepare 2 clove garlic.
Need 6 oz of ready to eat dried apricots or dates.
Give 2 oz - raisins or sultanas.
You need 2 can 400 g chopped tomatoes.
Prepare 1/2 pints of chicken stock.
Need 1 tbsp honey.
Require 2 oz - sliced almonds.
Give for coriander /cilantro (chopped).

In a large bowl, combine carrots, chickpeas, onion, raisins, ginger, garlic, thyme, lemon zest, and olive oil; toss to coat. In a small bowl combine all of the ingredients except the chicken. Once well blended, add the chicken and toss to coat. Put in freezer bags, label and freeze.

Moroccan Chicken how to cook:

Cut chicken into 1 inch cubes and place In a bowl, heat oven to 170C.
Place spices into a bowl and mix well (you can also do this in a screw top jar).
Add spices to chicken and stir to coat evenly.
In a casserole heat 1 tablespoon oil, fry 1/4 of the chicken,stirring until sealed, remove from pan and repeat with remaining chicken (in batches).
Grate or finely slice the onions, finely chop or puree the garlic, cut apricots / dates in half..
Lower heat under the pan, add last tablespoon oil, fry onions until transparent, add garlic, don't allow to brown.
Place chicken in pan and add tomatoes, fruit, honey and stock. Stir, bring to the boil and put lid on. If using dates, remove stones..
Place in oven and cook for approx 1 1/2 hours, stir a couple of times during cooking. Meanwhile lightly toast the almonds. Ensure chicken is cooked through..
Remove from oven, sprinkle with coriander and almonds..
Serve with couscous, pilaf rice, or as we prefer, with foccacia (see other recipe) or other crusty bread to soak up the sauce..
Experiment with dried fruit, eg. use mix of dates and apricots..
You can substitute lamb for chicken (alter stock too!) may take slightly longer in oven..

The Moroccan spice blend used on Moroccan chicken is usually a combination of cumin, turmeric, ginger powder, chili powder, salt and cayenne pepper. Moroccan chicken spices may vary by recipe! What do I serve with Moroccan chicken? You can serve Moroccan chicken with whatever you would like! We like to serve our Moroccan chicken on a bed of couscous, jasmine rice, or saffron rice!

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