Moroccan Chicken with Olives Recipe Video
A staple of Moroccan cuisine, a super delicious Chicken tajine, that is very tender and has an amazing flavor of olives.
Ingredients
Chicken
1 whole chicken
Spices
3 garlic cloves
1 teaspoon of ginger powder
1/2 teaspoon of pepper (to taste)
1 teaspoon of salt (to taste)
A pinch of orange food colorant (powder)
A pinch of saffron (optional)
1 teaspoon of cumin (optional)
Vegetables
2 medium sized onions
1/4 cup of chopped cilantro
Other
2 Tablespoon of Olive Oil
1 Tablespoon of lemon juice
1 cup of green or red olives
water
Directions
Steps:
Preparation Steps:
1- Skin the chicken.2- Peel the onions and grate them.
2- Stir the onions for a couple of minutes.
Marinating Steps:
3- To make the marinating sauce, mix the olive oil, lemon juice, spices and cilantro all together. Add 1 tablespoon of water.
4- Coat the chicken with the sauce. Cover the chicken and let it marinate for 1 hour in the refrigerator.
Cooking Steps:
5- Drizzle some oil in the cooking pan and saute the onions of few minutes.
6- Add the chicken and rotate it couple of times in the onions.
7- Add water until it covers half of the chicken. Cover the pan and the let the chicken cook for 20 minutes.
8- Turn the chicken and let the other side cook for another 20 minutes.
Final Steps:
9- Bake the chicken at 400 F degrees for 45 minutes. Turn it once half way through so both sides of the chicken are roasted.
10- Add the olives to the sauce. Do not cover the pan and let the sauce cook on low heat until it thickens.
Serving:
Serve the chicken with the sauce and olives.
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Note:
1- To save time you can broil the chicken for 15 minutes instead of baking it for 45 minutes (Turn it once half way through so both sides of the chicken are roasted).
2- This dish is served with bread or rice.
"This video is a creation of Alia. You can visit Cooking With Alia for complete recipes, and more videos. It is the best resource for Moroccan and other international recipes."
Preparation Steps:
1- Skin the chicken.2- Peel the onions and grate them.
2- Stir the onions for a couple of minutes.
Marinating Steps:
3- To make the marinating sauce, mix the olive oil, lemon juice, spices and cilantro all together. Add 1 tablespoon of water.
4- Coat the chicken with the sauce. Cover the chicken and let it marinate for 1 hour in the refrigerator.
Cooking Steps:
5- Drizzle some oil in the cooking pan and saute the onions of few minutes.
6- Add the chicken and rotate it couple of times in the onions.
7- Add water until it covers half of the chicken. Cover the pan and the let the chicken cook for 20 minutes.
8- Turn the chicken and let the other side cook for another 20 minutes.
Final Steps:
9- Bake the chicken at 400 F degrees for 45 minutes. Turn it once half way through so both sides of the chicken are roasted.
10- Add the olives to the sauce. Do not cover the pan and let the sauce cook on low heat until it thickens.
Serving:
Serve the chicken with the sauce and olives.
n
Note:
1- To save time you can broil the chicken for 15 minutes instead of baking it for 45 minutes (Turn it once half way through so both sides of the chicken are roasted).
2- This dish is served with bread or rice.
"This video is a creation of Alia. You can visit Cooking With Alia for complete recipes, and more videos. It is the best resource for Moroccan and other international recipes."
Editors Review
Chicken with olives is a wonderful Moroccan recipe. This video displays the step-wise procedure for this recipe in a simple manner. This chicken is absolutely tender and delicious with an amazing flavor of olives. Serve this chicken with olives with rice or bread and enjoy!Questions, Comments and Reviews
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