Mediterranean cuisine
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Chicken Tagine With Schug and Herbs

A Mediterranean celebration of intense flavors from Morocco. The aroma from the spices will fill your room as the tagine sauce cooks slowly. The Schug just adds the vibrant zing to the end dish. Adding the preserved lemons and mixed olives take the sauce to another level. Note: chicken thigh skin on just has the best flavor and goes best with this marinade. This dish just improves with time as the marinade matures.

Chicken Tagine With Schug and Herbs
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PRE TIME: 15 min
COOKING TIME: 1 hr 15 min
TOTAL TIME: 1 hr 30 min
2 SERVING
Ingredients:
  • ㅤScoop
  • 1/2 cup Parsley
  • 2 cloves Garlic, Minced
  • 1/4 tsp. Salt
  • 1/2 small Serrano peppers
  • 1 large Lemon zest
  • 1 tsp. Ground coriander
  • 1 tbsp. Lemon juice
  • 3 tbsp. Olive oil
  • ㅤMarinade The Chicken
  • 2 lb. Chicken thigh
  • 1 tsp. Ginger, minced
  • 1 tbsp. Turmeric powder
  • 1 clove Garlic, minced
  • 1 tbsp. Chopped cilantro
  • 3 tbsp. Extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/8 tsp. Salt
  • 1/4 cup Chopped cilantro
  • ㅤSeasoning
  • 1 tbsp. Extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbsp. Butter
  • 2 large Onion, diced
  • 1 tsp. Salt
  • 1 tsp. Smoked paprika
  • 1 tbsp. Ginger powder
  • 2 tsp. Turmeric powder
  • 1 tbsp. Corriander power
  • cup Chicken broth
  • 1 stalk Cinnamon stick
  • ㅤAfter Remove The Chicken
  • 1/4 cup Pitted Castelvetrano Olives
  • 1/4 cup Pitted Picholine Olives
  • 1 large Lemon
  • 2 stalks Cilantro
  • 2 tbsp. Lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp. Butter
  • ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤGarnish
  • Cilantro to taste
Directions:
Step 1
Step 1
1
In a mortar and pestle or blender, blend in all 【Schug】ingredents, and slowly add in the olive oil for a thick paste sauce.
Step 2
Step 2
2
In a medium bowl, mix all the 【Marinade The Chicken】 spices and add the chicken pieces and massage well allowing the marinade to cover the chicken.
Step 3
Step 3
3
Grill the chicken, keeping it raw and let marinate for at least 30 minutes. (3hrs preferable)
Step 4
Step 4
4
In a medium pot or Tageen vessel, sweat the onions with butter until translucent.
Step 5
Step 5
5
Add all the 【Seasoning】 spices and cook on low for 3 minutes.
Step 6
Step 6
6
Add the chicken and chicken stock and cook on low covered or in a 350°F/177°C oven for 40 minutes or until chicken easily separates from the bone.
Step 7
Step 7
7
Remove chicken and add olives and preserved lemons (or zest) to liquid and reduce until sauce coats the back of a spoon.
Step 8
Step 8
8
Turn off heat and whisk in butter, and lemon juice.
Step 9
Step 9
9
Pour sauce over the chicken and serve.
Step 10
Step 10
10
Garnish with 【Schug】 and cilantro.
Step 11
Step 11
11
Enjoy!
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