Chicken Tagine with Couscous – Love and Cook

Ingredients

• 8 chicken thighs (skinless, on the bone, or a combination of thighs and drumsticks)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil (or better still some chicken/duck /goose fat)
• 1 heaped teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin (ground)
• 1/4 teaspoon chilli powder
• 1/4 teaspoon dried ginger powder
• 1/4 teaspoon coriander powder
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon powder
• 1/2 tablespoon preserved lemon (chopped (see note below), or 3 tbs. lemon juice if you don’t have preserved lemon)
• zest of 1 lemon (grated)
• 5 cloves garlic (grated (reserve 1 grated clove, used later in recipe))
• salt
• black pepper (freshly ground)
• 1 onion (large, sliced)
• 1/2 cup chicken stock (fine to use a cube)
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 2 medium carrots (peeled and cut into 1⁄2-inch-thick slices)
• 3/4 cup pitted olives (preferably green, cut in half)
• handful fresh coriander (chopped for garnish)
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1 cup couscous
• 1 cup chicken stock
• salt (only if you are using unsalted chicken stock)