Tagine de Poulet aux Olives

Name: Tagine de Poulet aux Olives
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Moroccan
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken, cut into pieces; 2 preserved lemons; 1 cup green olives; 1 onion, sliced; 1 tsp turmeric

طاجين الدجاج بالزيتون/tah-ZHEEN duh poo-LAY oh zoh-LEEV/

About this dish

Chicken slow-cooked with preserved lemon and olives in a fragrant spiced sauce.

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Ingredients

🍗1 whole chicken, cut into pieces

🍋2 preserved lemons

🫒1 cup green olives

🧅1 onion, sliced

🟡1 tsp turmeric

Method

Serves 2

Brown the chicken pieces in a tagine or heavy pot with onion and turmeric.

Add a little water and simmer, covered, until the chicken is nearly cooked through.

Add sliced preserved lemon and olives.

Continue simmering until the chicken is fully tender and the sauce has reduced.

Serve with bread to mop up the sauce.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Chicken tagine with preserved lemon and olives is one of Morocco's most iconic dishes, traditionally cooked in a conical clay tagine pot.

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