Moroccan-style chicken with sour cherries & olives - Good Food Middle East

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