CHICKEN TAGINE WITH APRICOTS: A DELICIOUS MOROCCAN DISH
Provided by Claudia Gomez
Time 2h30m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- In a large-sized mixing bowl big enough to hold your chicken, combine your chicken spices - salt, ginger, saffron, black pepper, white pepper, Ras el Hanout, and turmeric. Stir until well combined.
- Add in your raw pieces of chicken, and toss until the spice blend evenly coats all chicken pieces.
- In a large tagine pot over medium-low heat, melt the butter and add olive oil, onions, garlic, and cinnamon sticks.
- Place the seasoned chicken in the tagine, meat-side down. The chicken should be in a single layer, sitting on top of the onions. Once the chicken is in the pot, place the bouquet of fresh cilantro on top.
- Place the water in the chicken bowl and swirl to collect any leftover spices, then add the water to the tagine. Cover the tagine and let the liquids reach a simmer, keeping the burner's heat medium-low.
- Once the tagine reaches a simmer, cook the chicken, undisturbed, for ~ 1 hr.
- After 1 hr, remove the tagine's lid, remove a ½ c. of cooking liquids, and set aside. Remove the liquid carefully, as it will be piping hot at this point!
- Slowly flip the chicken in the pan until the meat side faces up. Cover the tagine again, and continue simmering for another 30-60 mins, until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165°F and the liquid reduces.
- As the chicken cooks, place the dried apricots in a small pot of water and cover. Heat the pot over medium heat and simmer, partially covered for 10-15 mins, or until the apricots are tender enough to pinch in half.
- Remove the apricot pot from the heat and drain in a strainer in the sink, then return the apricots to the pot.
- Add the coconut sugar or honey, ground cinnamon, and ½ c. of the cooking liquid you reserved into the apricot pot, then return the mixture to a gentle simmer for 5-10 mins, until the liquid becomes a thick syrup.
- Open your tagine and remove the cilantro and cinnamon sticks.
- Remove the cooked chicken, arrange it on a large serving platter, or serve in the tagine itself!
- Spoon the stewed apricots on the chicken, and top with fried almonds or sesame seeds.
- Serve and enjoy your Moroccan chicken recipe with apricots!
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 4
CHICKEN TAGINE WITH APRICOTS AND ALMONDS
Steps:
- Stir together ground cinnamon, ginger, turmeric, pepper, 1 teaspoon salt, and 2 tablespoons oil in a large bowl. Add chicken and turn to coat well.
- Heat butter and 1 tablespoon oil in base of tagine (or in skillet), uncovered, over moderate heat until hot but not smoking, then brown half of chicken, skin sides down, turning over once, 8 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Brown remaining chicken in same manner, adding any spice mixture left in bowl.
- Add onion and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt to tagine and cook, uncovered, stirring frequently, until soft, about 8 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes. Tie cilantro and parsley into a bundle with kitchen string and add to tagine along with 1/2 cup water, chicken, and any juices accumulated on plate. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, 30 minutes.
- While chicken cooks, bring honey, remaining cup water, cinnamon stick, and apricots to a boil in a 1- to 2-quart heavy saucepan, then reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until apricots are very tender (add more water if necessary). Once apricots are tender, simmer until liquid is reduced to a glaze, 10 to 15 minutes.
- While apricots cook, heat remaining 1/4 cup oil in a small skillet over moderate heat and cook almonds, stirring occasionally, until just golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain.
- Ten minutes before chicken is done, add apricot mixture to tagine. Discard herbs and cinnamon stick, then serve chicken sprinkled with almonds on top.
MOROCCAN TAGINE OF CHICKEN WITH APRICOTS
This is one of my favorite Moroccan dishes. Many people stay away from making Moroccan tagine dishes because they think you need a tagine pot to cook it in. This isn't so-- a dutch oven (such as a le creuset) works magnificently. The word tagine actually means "stew", so these tagine recipes are a reflection of the cooking method, not the pot. I cooked mine in my le creuset pot, and then served it in my tagine pot. If you've never dabbled in Moroccan cooking before, you must taste this delightfully sweet and savory tagine! Enjoy!
Provided by Sommer Clary
Categories Moroccan
Time 14h45m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a shallow non-metallic dish, mix the chicken with the crushed garlic, orange juice, 1/4 cup olive oil, cilantro, mint, cumin and nutmeg. Cover, and let marinate overnight (but give it a stir at least once).
- In a large dutch oven, heat 2 TBS oil over med/ high heat. Halve the onion lengthwise and thinly slice it crosswise. Add the onion and the minced garlic to the pot, and stir until softened and cooked, but not browned. Remove from pot and set aside.
- Add 1 more tablespoon of the oil and add the chicken, reserving the marinade. Brown the chicken in the pot and then add the onions, prunes, apricots and their soaking liquid, marinade, chicken stock and salt (tip: "rinse" the marinade dish with the chicken stock to ensure that all of the spices, etc, make it into the pot).
- Bring to a boil, then immediately lower to a simmer and cover with a lid. Simmer for 2-2 1/2hours. Towards the end, remove the lid from the pot to allow the liquid to evaporate a little.
- Serve warm and sprinkled with sesame seeds, if desired.
MOROCCAN CHICKEN TAGINE WITH HONEY AND APRICOTS
This is another one of those amazing recipes that I get from my upstairs neighbor. I have to actually watch her cook so I can get approximate measurements. In my next life, I want to be Moroccan!
Provided by Mirj2338
Categories Chicken
Time 1h15m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a large pot, melt the margarine.
- Fry the chopped onions until soft, then add the chicken, salt, pepper, turmeric and cinnamon sticks.
- Don't worry, no one will make you eat a cinnamon stick unless you really want to.
- Add enough water to cover the chicken, about two cups.
- Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer until the chicken is done, adding water if necessary.
- Remove the chicken pieces.
- Add the apricots and simmer for about fifteen minutes.
- Add the ground cinnamon and the honey, stir and cook until the sauce has a honey-like consistency.
- Add more honey if necessary.
- When the sauce is almost ready, saute the almonds in oil.
- Drain most of the oil from the pan, and toast the sesame seeds.
- Return the chicken to the pot and reheat.
- Place the chicken on a serving tray, pour the sauce on top of it and top with the almonds and the sesame seeds.
- Serve with couscous (except on Passover).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1222.9, Fat 79.1, SaturatedFat 17.8, Cholesterol 207, Sodium 596.8, Carbohydrate 77, Fiber 8, Sugar 65.2, Protein 57.5
MOROCCAN CHICKEN AND APRICOT TAGINE
Steps:
- Gather the chicken ingredients.
- Combine the spices in a bowl large enough to hold the chicken.
- Add the chicken and toss to evenly coat the pieces with the spices.
- Gather the remaining tagine ingredients.
- Over medium-low heat, melt the butter in the base of a large tagine or Dutch oven.
- Add the olive oil, onions, garlic, and cinnamon stick .
- Add the seasoned chicken, meat-side down, in a single layer on top of the onions.
- Place the cilantro bouquet on top. Add the broth to the tagine.
- In the bowl used to season the chicken, swirl the water to cleanse it of the spices.
- Add the water to the tagine.
- Cover and leave the liquids to reach a simmer over medium-low heat.
- Once simmering , cook the chicken, undisturbed, for 1 hour.
- Remove 1/2 cup of the cooking liquids and set aside.
- Carefully turn over the chicken pieces so that they are meat-side up.
- Cover the pan and continue simmering for another 30 minutes to 1 hour, until the chicken is done and the liquids are thick and reduced.
- While the chicken is cooking, put the apricots in a small pot and cover with water.
- Simmer the apricots over medium heat, partially covered, for 10 to 15 minutes, or until tender enough to pinch in half with your fingers.
- Drain the apricots and return to the pot.
- Add the sugar (or honey), ground cinnamon, and the 1/2 cup of the reserved cooking liquid.
- Simmer the apricots gently for 5 to 10 minutes, or until they are sitting in a thick syrup.
- Discard the cilantro bouquet and cinnamon stick from the tagine.
- Arrange the chicken on a large serving platter (or simply leave in the base of the tagine). Spoon the apricots and syrup on and around the chicken. If desired, garnish with fried almonds or sesame seeds.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 688 kcal, Carbohydrate 38 g, Cholesterol 175 mg, Fiber 4 g, Protein 48 g, SaturatedFat 13 g, Sodium 698 mg, Sugar 29 g, Fat 39 g, ServingSize Serves 4, UnsaturatedFat 0 g
EASY CROCK POT MOROCCAN CHICKEN, CHICKPEA AND APRICOT TAGINE
This is one of my family's favourite recipes; I am constantly asked all the time to make it. I was taught it by a Moroccan friend who also lives in France - it is an old family recipe passed down for many years. It is great all year around - served with flat breads or pitta breads & assorted salads in spring & summer or served with hot fluffy & fruity couscous, assorted chutneys or pickles in the depths of winter. I make mine in a fantastic "Electric Tagine" made by Tefal; it of course works in a more traditional clay tagine - BUT the real secret is.......it works like a dream in a Slow cooker/Crock Pot. Try it out! If you cannot get Ras-el-Hanout, which is an exotic Moroccan spice mixture, including rose petals - don't worry, use the other spices I have listed instead; or I have a Ras-el-Hanout recipe posted on Recipezaar: Recipe #205185 N.B. I notice in a review that it has been suggested that Chemical Heat is needed!! The great thing about sharing recipes is that they can be adapted to personal taste. BUT, this is not supposed to be a "Hot" recipe, but a "Fragrant & Fruity" recipe!! A Tagine by definition is SLOW cooked over a LOW heat & is very fruity with subtle undertones of heat! However, life would be boring if you couldn't add a bit of "heat", but it's just not traditional. What is traditional, is to allow your guests to add their own heat, so have a bowl of "Harissa" on the table. Preserved lemons are also a wonderful and traditional addition - I have a recipe posted on Recipezaar: Recipe #209590 PLEASE NOTE: This recipe lists canned chickpeas in the ingredients, NOT dried! If you use dried chickpeas, you MUST soak them and cook them first!
Provided by French Tart
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 3h30m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 23
Steps:
- PLEASE NOTE: This recipe lists canned chickpeas in the ingredients, NOT dried! If you use dried chickpeas, you MUST soak them and cook them first!
- Heat up olive oil in a frying pan/skillet & saute chopped onions & garlic for 5-10 minutes.
- Add chicken stock & gradually mix in flour or cornflour until well mixed & not lumpy.Add honey & tomato paste & mix well.
- Add herbs,spices & finely chopped ginger with salt & pepper to taste.
- Finally add tinned tomatoes & mix well.
- Pour the above tomato,onion & spice mix into slow cooker or tagine.
- Add chicken & chickpeas & mix well.
- Add dried apricots making sure they are covered by juice. (Add the carrots if using.).
- Give it a gentle but good stir to mix everything together well.
- Crock Pot or Slow Cooker - Cook on high for about 3 to 4 hours OR automatic with keep warm facility for up to 8 hours. (Please note that the cooking times depend on your crockpot, the cooking times I have suggested work fine with mine which is a Morphy Richards Slow Cooker.).
- If cooking in a Traditional Tagine, do as above & cook SLOWLY over gas or barbeque for about 2-3 hours.
- Electric Tagine cooking - same as the slowcooker. If you need to thicken it up towards the end of the cooking time, add cornflour which has been mixed with a little water & add to the tagine - mix well.
- Serve with freshly chopped Coriander/Cilantro sprinked on top & either with couscous, rice, fresh flat bread, pitta bread or salads. It is also good (if not traditional) served with fluffy pureed or mashed potatoes & pasta.
- Note: You can use chicken pieces or whole chicken which has been cut up into portions, but you will then need to brown them in a frying pan or skillet beforehand. Preserved lemons make a great addition, add them when you add the apricots and carrots.
MOROCCAN TAGINE WITH CHICKEN AND DATES
A Tagine is both an cooking vessel and the dish it's prepared in, originating in Africa. The conical shape of a tagine helps to baste the dish as it cooks. If you happen to have a tagine, that's great, but the dish works just as well in a medium or large covered pan. There are many variations on the dish, but in my family we like to use chicken thighs (with skin and on the bone, since they do well with the long cooking time). We've also done it with carrot in place of the sweet potatoes, and you can vary the fruit. Sometimes we do golden raisins and dried apricot in place of the dates. The chile-ginger-cinnamon broth is sweet, spicy, and delicious. The sugared walnuts and yogurt are for serving. Serve over cous-cous.
Provided by Spice Boy
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- For sugared walnuts: Melt 1 T butter in a small saucepan and cook the walnuts over low heat until they are a shade darker and fragrant. Set aside to cool. When cool, remove from the pan into a bowl (leaving behind any remaining butter) and toss with the 1 T sugar. Set aside.
- In the tagine cooking vessel (or a broad saucepan with a cover, large enough to comfortably fit all 4 chicken thighs at once), heat 1 T olive oil over medium-high heat until hot. Salt and pepper the chicken thighs on both sides and sear until just golden brown, but not cooked through. Set them aside. The thighs will have rendered some fat; remove enough fat to leave only 1 T fat in the pan. Lower the heat to medium and saute the onion until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic, cumin, coriander, cayenne, cinnamon, and ginger and continue to saute until the garlic is softened and the spices are toasted, about 2 minutes.
- Add the cider, chicken broth, and honey and bring to a boil. (Note: If you are using a tagine cooking vessel, add only half the liquid to begin with, then add the remaining liquid halfway through cooking time. Generally, a tagine is not large enough to accommodate all the cooking liquid at once.).
- Boil the liquid for about 5 minutes, until liquid has reduced slightly. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 375 degrees. To the broth mixture, add the sweet potato, half of the chickpeas and half of the dates. Nestle the chicken thighs in the pan and toss the remaining dates and chickpeas over the top. Cover the vessel and place it in the 375-degree oven for 50 minutes to 1 hour, until the sweet potato and chicken thighs are cooked though. (Note: If you are using a regular pan, baste the dish every 15 minutes or so. If using a tagine, add the second half of the cooking liquid halfway through cooking time, when some liquid has steamed away).
- When cooked, remove from the oven and taste for seasoning. Add more salt, pepper, or honey as desired. Serve over cous-cous with sugared walnuts and yogurt on the side. (Note: for extra richness, you can stir 1 T butter into the broth until melted and the broth is shiny).
SPICY CHICKEN TAGINE WITH APRICOTS, ROSEMARY, AND GINGER
From the book Tagine: Spicy Stews from Morocco. This tagine is both fruity and spicy, though not too hot. The ginger and rosemary give a wonderful aroma! It can be made with chicken pieces, (I use boneless skinless breasts) pheasant or duck. Serves well with a buttery couscous and a leafy salad.
Provided by Amber Dawn
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 55m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat oil and butter in a tagine or heavy-based casserole dish.
- Stir in ginger, onion, chopped rosemary, and chilies and sauté until the onion begins to soften.
- Stir in halved rosemary sprigs and the cinnamon sticks.
- Add chicken and brown on both sides.
- Toss in the apricots and honey.
- Stir in plum tomatoes with their juice.
- Add a little water if necessary to ensure there is enough to cover the base of the tagine and submerge the apricots.
- Bring liquid to a boil, then reduce heat to low.
- Cover with a lid and cook gently for 35 - 40 minutes.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Sprinkle shredded basil over chicken.
- Serve immediately.
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