Chicken & Preserved Lemon Tagine
If you have roughly 45 minutes to spend in the kitchen, Chicken & Preserved Lemon Tagine might be a super gluten free, dairy free, whole 30, and ketogenic recipe to try. One serving contains 400 calories, 23g of protein, and 31g of fat. For $1.35 per serving, you get a main course that serves 4. Not a lot of people made this recipe, and 1 would say it hit the spot. This recipe from Foodista requires chicken legs, preserved lemon, chilies, and turmeric. With a spoonacular score of 38%, this dish is not so outstanding. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Chicken Tagine with Green Olives and Preserved Lemon, Chicken Tagine With Green Olives & Preserved Lemon, and Chicken Tagine with Preserved Lemon, Green Olives, & Oregano.
Ingredients
chicken legs
4
onions
2 small
garlic cloves
2
vegetable oil
2 tablespoon
ginger root
1 piece
chicken broth
2 cups
olives
4 servings
preserved lemon
1
harissa
2 teaspoons
cumin
2 teaspoons
ginger powder
1 teaspoon
turmeric
1 teaspoon
chilies
3
cilantro
4 servings
Cooking in Steps
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1Add 1 tbsp vegetable oil to a pot.
vegetable oil
pot -
2Saute the diced onions and garlic in the pot on low heat just to sweat the onions. While doing so, pan fry the chicken legs in a separate pan with another tbsp vegetable oil just to get a golden brown on both sides.
vegetable oil
chicken leg
garlic
onion
frying pan
pot -
3Add the cumin, ginger and turmeric to the onions and garlic.
turmeric
garlic
ginger
onion
cumin
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4Place the chicken legs side by side into the pot with the onions and add a light chicken broth (unsalted) just enough but not covering the chicken.
chicken broth
chicken leg
whole chicken
onion
pot -
5Add the sliced preserved lemon and pitted green olives. The lemon is sour and salty so there is no need to add any salt to this dish.
preserved lemon
green olives
lemon
salt
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6Let the broth reduce, add the harissa and stir. Turn the chicken over and spoon the sauce over the meat.When the chicken is cooked, garnish with chopped cilantro, dried whole chilis and sliced preserved lemon.I recommend serving this with couscous.
preserved lemon
cilantro
couscous
whole chicken
harissa
chili pepper
broth
meat
