Moroccan Chicken with Preserved Lemon

Name: Moroccan Chicken with Preserved Lemon
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1.5kg chicken pieces, bone in; 2 large onions, diced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1 pinch saffron soaked in warm water; 1 tsp ground ginger; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp turmeric; 1 preserved lemon, rind sliced; 100g green olives; 400ml chicken stock; 3 tbsp olive oil; 1 handful fresh coriander and parsley

Slow-braised Moroccan chicken with preserved lemon, olives and saffron — fragrant and deeply flavoured.

Total time

80 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

65 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Mediterranean

gluten-free

Ingredients

1.5kgchicken pieces, bone in

2large onions, diced

4 clovesgarlic, minced

1 pinchsaffron soaked in warm water

1 tspground ginger

1 tspground cumin

1 tspturmeric

1preserved lemon, rind sliced

100ggreen olives

400mlchicken stock

3 tbspolive oil

1 handfulfresh coriander and parsley

Instructions

Brown chicken in olive oil, set aside.

Fry onion until golden, add garlic and all spices.

Add saffron water and stock, return chicken.

Braise covered 45 minutes until chicken is very tender.

Add preserved lemon and olives.

Cook uncovered 15 minutes to reduce sauce.

Scatter with herbs.

Serve with couscous or flatbread.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

969

Protein

103.1g

Fat

55.6g

Carbs

8.7g

Fiber

2.2g

Sodium

1242mg

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