Chicken Tajine Recipe - Democratic Republic of Congo

Ingredients

• 2-4 cloves of garlic , minced
• 3-4 tbsp of olive oil for pan-frying chicken and mixing marinade
• 1-2 chickens (or chicken breasts ), cut into serving-sized pieces
• 0.25 tsp of black pepper
• 0.25 tsp of ground ginger
• A pinch of saffron
• 1 tsp of cumin (optional)
• 1 tsp of turmeric (optional)
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 tsp of coriander (optional)
• 2 onions , finely chopped
• 2 cups of chicken broth or stock
• 1 cup of green olives
• 2 preserved lemons , cut into slices (see below)
• salt , to taste