Chicken Tagine with Couscous – Love and Cook

Name: Chicken Tagine with Couscous – Love and Cook
Total time: 55 min
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)

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This is a delicious, quick, lean alternative to a heavier chicken curry. I have adapted this from America Test Kitchen’s recipe .

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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)