Recipe: Chicken Tajine

Name: Chicken Tajine
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 chicken thighs; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 large onion; 1/4 liter (4.25 qt) of white poultry stock (already prepared); 2 quinces; 30 gr (1.1 oz) butter; 40 gr (1.4 oz) honey; salt and ground pepper; 1 pinch of raz el hanout; 20 gr (0.7 oz) fresh ginger; 1/4 bunch of coriander

By ivan 4.8/5 (13 reviews) · 🍳 13 made it

Prep 20 min

Cook 40 min

Total 1h

Servings 4 serv.

Ingredients for 4 servings

Adjust for

servings

4 chicken thighs
1 tbsp olive oil
1 large onion
1/4 liter (4.25 qt) of white poultry stock (already prepared)
2 quinces
30 gr (1.1 oz) butter
40 gr (1.4 oz) honey
salt and ground pepper
1 pinch of raz el hanout
20 gr (0.7 oz) fresh ginger
1/4 bunch of coriander

Step-by-step directions

1 Peel your quinces, then cut them into quarters, remove the center then sauté them in a pan with butter and honey, when they are almost caramelized, transfer them to a plate.

2 Brown your chicken thighs in a pan with a little olive oil.

3 Incorporate the sliced onion and sweat for 20 minutes.

4 Add your white poultry stock as well as the peeled and chopped ginger, the spices and the quinces and let cook at a gentle simmer for half an hour.

5 Place the chicken pieces at the bottom of your serving dish, the cooked quinces on top of the chicken. Keep warm.

6 Reduce the cooking juices and adjust the seasoning. Pour this hot juice over the chicken and quinces.
Then decorate with coriander, serve this dish with semolina and preserved lemon and let yourself be carried away by the aromas of this lovely oriental cuisine dish.