Moroccan-style chicken with sour cherries & olives recipe | Good Food

Name: Moroccan-style chicken with sour cherries & olives recipe | Good Food
Ingredients: 8 free-range chicken thighs skin-on, bone-in; 2 tbsp ras el hanout; 3 tbsp olive oil plus a drizzle; 2 onions chopped; 2 carrots cut into large chunks; 4 garlic cloves finely chopped; thumb-sized piece of ginger peeled and finely grated; 1 tbsp harissa paste (see tip, below); ½ preserved lemon finely chopped, or 1 strip of lemon peel; 1 cinnamon stick; 2 bay leaves; 400g can chopped tomatoes; 500ml chicken stock; 300g pitted green olives drained; 100g dried sour cherries or any other dried fruit (like cranberries, apricots, raisins or sultanas); chopped coriander and cooked couscous (see tips, below), to serve

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By adding dried fruit, Tom Kerridge brings a subtle sweetness to this North African chicken tagine. Plus, you can double up and freeze half for later

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Ingredients

8 free-range chicken thighs skin-on, bone-in
2 tbsp ras el hanout
3 tbsp olive oil plus a drizzle
2 onions chopped
2 carrots cut into large chunks
4 garlic cloves finely chopped
thumb-sized piece of ginger peeled and finely grated
1 tbsp harissa paste (see tip, below)
½ preserved lemon finely chopped, or 1 strip of lemon peel
1 cinnamon stick
2 bay leaves
400g can chopped tomatoes
500ml chicken stock
300g pitted green olives drained
100g dried sour cherries or any other dried fruit (like cranberries, apricots, raisins or sultanas)
chopped coriander and cooked couscous (see tips, below), to serve