Chicken Tagine With Potatoes and Peas (Morocco -- North Africa)
"This recipe comes from the 2002 cookbook, Mediterranean Street Food. This original of this recipe called for a whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces, but I've used 6 chicken breasts, bone in."
photo by Artandkitchen
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 6 chicken breasts
- 2 medium onions, thinly sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1⁄4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 saffron threads
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt, to taste
- 1 cup flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
- 1 cup cilantro, finely chopped
- 4 cups potatoes, diced bite-size
- 2 cups green peas
directions
- In a large flameproof casserole, combine chicken, onions, garlic, oil, saffron, cumin, ginger pepper, paprika & salt, then cover with water, about 2 cups. Over medium-high heat, bring to a boil & cook, covered, for 30 minutes.
- Add parsley, cilantro & potatoes, then cook, covered, another 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are nearly done.
- Add peas, lower the heat & simmer for 5 minutes more.
- If sauce is still runny, uncover the pan & boil hard until thickened, then taste & adjust seasoning, if necessary, before transferring to a preheated serving dish ~ Serve very hot with a good bread!
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Reviews
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This was really delicious! <br/>This is phantastic dish that can be prepared in advance. The quantity of spices depends on your taste and on the quality of them! I think you can't really do something wrong with this recipe.<br/>I prepared at the same time some fresh bread and we enjoyed both together.<br/>Thanks a lor for posting this recipe. -
I made this dish with chicken legs and thighs since they are the DH's faves. It was tasty, but as another reviewer suggested, seemed to be lacking something. I thought it was perhaps because, not having a wide enough pot.casserole, I'd had to use quite a bit of water to cover the chicken, onions and spices, and maybe I didn't boil it down quite enough at the end. I might also try adding a little more of the spices next time as well (+ maybe a touch of cayenne?); no way can I find Harassa paste in *my* neighborhood! But it's definitely a recipe worth playing with! -
DH really enjoyed this tagine. He said that it reminded him of home. Made for NA*ME Tag -
I did use chicken thighs instead of breasts as we prefer the flavor. I did find it easy to put together but felt that it was slightly lacking in a bit of 'zing' so popped in a teaspoon of Harassa paste. It made all the difference, thanks for posting, i will make it again. -
Delicious! Thanks for a great dish-- my two sons gave it a thumbs up.
Tweaks
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I did use chicken thighs instead of breasts as we prefer the flavor. I did find it easy to put together but felt that it was slightly lacking in a bit of 'zing' so popped in a teaspoon of Harassa paste. It made all the difference, thanks for posting, i will make it again.
