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Chicken Tagine with Tomatoes & Honey Recipe

Experience an authentic Moroccan chicken tagine made with tomatoes and honey. Chicken thighs are simmered in a savory onion and tomato sauce, delicately spiced with cinnamon, turmeric, and ginger, and finished with a hint of honey. This North African chicken stew is served alongside a zesty lemon and coriander couscous.
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Total Time 1 hour
Course Main Course
Cuisine Moroccan
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

Chicken

  • black pepper (to taste)
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 0.5 tsp ground ginger
  • 0.5 tbsp honey
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 whole onions
  • salt (to taste)
  • 4 whole tomatoes
  • 0.5 tsp turmeric
  • 4 portions chicken thighs

Couscous

  • 6 sprig fresh coriander
  • 0.5 whole lemon
  • 1 packet lemon and coriander couscous

Instructions
 

  • half fill a pan with water and boil, prick tomatoes and place in boiling water and cook for 5 mins
  • heat the olive oil in the frying pan, place the chicken in the frying pan skin side down and cook till the chicken is golden brown on both sides, set the oven to 180C 350F or gas mark 4
  • while the chicken is cooking, peel and chop the onion(s) finely
  • drain the tomatoes and place in cold water
  • remove the chicken from the frying pan, place in the oven proof dish, remove most of the fat from the frying pan, leaving a little fat to cook the onions
  • Add the onions to the frying pan and cook until soft
  • while the onions are cooking
  • remove the skins from the tomatoes, chop tomatoes removing the hard central core, add the cinnamon, turmeric and ginger to the onions cook for 1-2 minute on a low heat, add the chopped tomatoes to the frying pan, cook for 5 mins, taste and season with salt and pepper if necessary
  • add the tomato mixture to the chicken, cover the tagine with foil, place in the oven and cook for 15 minutes
  • remove the chicken from the oven, remove the cover, return to the oven cook for a further 10 minutes
  • remove the stew from the oven, add the honey to the chicken and stir, return to the oven for 10 minutes
  • empty couscous into a bowl and follow the instructions on the packet, slice the lemons, wash and finely chop the fresh coriander
  • remove the tagine from the oven, check the chicken is cooked by piercing the chicken and checking the juices run clear
  • serve the chicken and couscous with a sprinkle of fresh chopped coriander and a couple of slices of lemon
  • if cooking extra for the freezer place remaining chicken into a freezer proof container leave to cool for 1 -2 hrs then place in the freezer
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