Moroccan

Tagine of Chicken and Apricots

Tender chicken simmered with sweet dried apricots, warm spices, and honey in a traditional Moroccan tagine. The sauce is rich, aromatic, and perfectly balanced.

65 minmedium4 porciones
Tagine of Chicken and Apricots

Generado por IA — no es consejo médico. Verifica antes de cocinar.

Tiempo de preparación
15 min
Tiempo de cocción
50 min
Tiempo total
65 min

Ingredientes

Utensilios

  • Tagine or Dutch oven
    Alternativa: Heavy-bottomed pot with lid
  • Wooden spoon

★ = Esencial

Instrucciones

  1. Season Bone-in chicken thighs with salt, pepper, cumin, and ginger. Heat oil in tagine or Dutch oven over medium heat.

    ✓ Punto de control: Oil shimmers and spices smell fragrant
  2. Brown Bone-in chicken thighs skin-side down for 6 minutes until golden. Flip and cook 2 minutes more. Remove and set aside.

    ✓ Punto de control: Deep golden crust forms on skin
  3. Add sliced Yellow onion and minced Garlic cloves to the same pot. Cook until softened, 5 minutes.

    ✓ Punto de control: Onions are translucent and garlic fragrant
  4. Return chicken to pot. Add Dried apricots, Honey, Chicken stock, and a pinch of saffron. Bring to simmer.

    ✓ Punto de control: Liquid begins to bubble gently
  5. Cover and cook on low heat for 35 minutes until chicken is tender and sauce has thickened.

    ✓ Punto de control: Chicken pulls easily from bone and sauce coats spoon

Nutrición

(por porción)

480
Calorías
32g
Proteínas
28g
Carbohidratos
26g
Grasas
4g
Fibra

Conservación

Refrigerador: 3 días

Congelador: 3 meses

Cool completely before refrigerating. Sauce thickens on standing.

Recalentado: Reheat gently on stovetop with splash of water or stock.

Variaciones

  • Spicy Harissa Tagine: Stir in 2 tbsp harissa paste with the stock
  • Almond and Olive Tagine: Add 80g toasted almonds and 100g green olives in final 10 minutes
  • Lamb and Apricot Tagine: Replace chicken with 800g lamb shoulder cut into chunks; increase simmer time to 90 minutes
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