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Tajine zitoune (chicken with olives)

Name: Tajine zitoune (chicken with olives)
Total time: 55 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 800 g Chicken; 2 tbsp Olive oil; 1 Onion; 2 cloves Garlic; 1 tsp Turmeric; 1 tsp Ginger; 1 pinch Saffron; 300 ml Stock; 150 g Olives; 1 Lemon; 4 slices Bread

Preparation time: 55 min
Servings: Serves 4

Ingredients

Serves 4

Chicken — to buy800 g
Olive oil — to buy2 tbsp
Onion — to buy1
Garlic — to buy2 cloves
Turmeric — to buy1 tsp
Ginger — to buy1 tsp
Saffron — to buy1 pinch
Stock — to buy300 ml
Olives — to buy150 g
Lemon — to buy1
Bread — to buy4 slices

Preparation

Brown the chicken pieces in oil with the sliced onion, 6 minutes until well coloured.
Add the garlic, turmeric, ginger and saffron infusion, stir 1 minute then cover with broth halfway up.
Cover and simmer 30 minutes on low heat, turning the pieces halfway through.
Add the olives and lemon juice, continue cooking 10 minutes uncovered so the sauce reduces and coats the chicken well.
Serve hot, coated in sauce, with bread to mop it up.