Jewish Frenchmoroccan Chicken Food

JEWISH FRENCH/MOROCCAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Brown chicken in the olive oil. Remove chicken from pan.
• In the same pan saute the onion, black pepper and turmeric adding a little more oil if necessary.
• Replace the chicken.
• Add the apricots, prunes, raisins, honey, lemon juice, stock, cinnamon and salt.
• Cover and simmer slowly for at least an hour.
• In a cup combine the flour gradually with cold water to make about 1/2 a cup of runny paste (it is important the water is cold to prevent it going lumpy).
• Add the paste to the stew, stirring gently.
• Replace the lid and leave to simmer for about 10 minutes for the gravy to thicken.
• During this time check the thickness of the gravy. If it is too thin you can easily make up some more paste or if it is too thick just add some hot water.

MOROCCAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Season chicken with salt and brown in a large saucepan over medium heat until almost cooked through. Remove chicken from pan and set aside.
• Saute onion, garlic, carrots and celery in same pan. When tender, stir in ginger, paprika, cumin, oregano, cayenne pepper and turmeric; stir fry for about 1 minute, then mix in broth and tomatoes. Return chicken to pan, reduce heat to low and simmer for about 10 minutes.
• Add chickpeas and zucchini to pan and bring to simmering once again; cover pan and cook for about 15 minutes, or until zucchini is cooked through and tender. Stir in lemon juice and serve.

SPICY MOROCCAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a shallow bowl, combine 2 tsp cinnamon, cumin and coriander, plus cayenne pepper and salt. Dredge chicken in spices.
• In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add chicken; sauté until browned, turning once. Remove chicken.
• Add onion to skillet, sauté 3 minutes. Add garlic, ginger and broth; sauté 5 minutes.
• Add all remaining ingredients and the chicken. Cover and simmer 30 minutes. Serve in bowls with whole-wheat pitas.

CROCK POT MOROCCAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat cooking oil in large frying pan on medium. Add onions garlic and gingerroot. Cook fo 5 to 10 minutes, stirring often, until onion is softened and starting to brown.
• Add chili powder, cardamom and cumin. Heat and stir for 1 to 2 minutes until fragrant. Transfer to 3 1/2 quart crock pot.
• Add chicken, white wine or broth, honey, cinnamon stick, and salt. Stir. Cook, covered, on low for 7 to 8 hours or on high for 3 1/2 to 4 hours.
• Stir orange juice into cornstarch in small bowl. Add to crock pot. Stir. Cook, covered, on high for about 15 minutes until boiling and thickened. Remove and discard cinnamon stick and cardamom pods.
• Sprinkle with almonds.
• Tip: To bruise cardamom, pounds pods with mallet or press with flat side of a wide knife to "bruise," or crack them open slightly.

MOROCCAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pour the oil into a Sauce pan over medium-high heat.
• Add the onion, garlic, and cook, stirring, about 2 minutes or until the onion is soft.
• Stir in the turmeric, cinnamon, red pepper, cloves, and bay leaf.
• Add chicken and chicken stock and cook over medium-high heat until liquid boils.
• Reduce heat to low, cover and cook for 25 minutes.
• Add tomatoes, green pepper, carrots, and salt, and cook for another 10 minutes or until the chicken and the vegetables are tender.
• To serve place layer couscous first.
• Then with a slotted spoon, arrange the chicken and vegetables around the couscous.
• Ladle broth over all, and if you want to you can sprinkle with raisins and slivered almonds.

CHICKEN AND FENNEL

Steps:

• Mix the turmeric, pepper and salt into the olive oil. Brush about half of this mixture over the chicken fillets.
• Saute chicken gently for about 30 minutes Do not cover - turn the fillets occasionally.
• Trim and clean the fennel bulbs. Cut into 4 pieces each.
• Arrange fennel pieces in the pan with the chicken. Add about one third of the water. Brush with the remaining oil mixture.
• Cover the pan and stew slowly for about an hour or until the fennel is soft. During this time add more water only if necessary. The covered pan should generate enough of its own moisture.

MOROCCAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Season chicken with salt and brown in a large saucepan over medium heat until almost cooked through; remove chicken from pan and set aside.
• Saute onion, garlic, carrots and celery in same pan; when tender, stir in ginger, paprika, cumin, oregano, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, curry powder and turmeric; stir fry for about 1 minute, then mix in broth and tomatoes; taste for salt and pepper and season to taste.
• Return chicken to pan, reduce heat to low and simmer for about 10 minutes.
• Add chickpeas, raisins if using and zucchini to pan and bring to simmering once again; cover pan and cook for about 15 minutes, or until zucchini is cooked through and tender; stir in lemon juice and serve.

CROCK POT MOROCCAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Spray inside of large crock pot with cooking spray.
• Mix water, spices and lemon juice in a small bowl. Set aside.
• Layer ingredients in crock pot in this order:.
• onions.
• carrots.
• water mixture.
• chicken.
• olive oil.
• oranges.
• Cook on low for 8 hours.
• Serving Suggestion.
• Serve over rice or couscous.