Tajine Msir Zeetoon - Moroccan Chicken With Lemons

Ingredients

The Chicken

• 1 chicken, cut into serving pieces (thighs or drumsticks) or 8 chicken pieces (thighs or drumsticks)

Marinate

• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1/2-1 teaspoon ginger
• 1/2-1 teaspoon turmeric
• 5 garlic cloves, chopped
• fresh coriander, Several handfuls, chopped
• 2 lemons, juice of
• black pepper, ground (to taste)
• cayenne pepper, ground (to taste)
• 3-5 tablespoons flour

Sauce

• 4 tomatoes, chopped (either ripe or canned)
• 10-15 green olives or black olives, drained (See note below)
• 1 lemon, cut into 6 wedges
• 50 ml extra virgin olive oil
• 250 ml chicken stock

Extras

• 1 lemon, juice of, to taste

Directions

1. 1

   Combine the chicken with cumin, paprika, ginger, turmeric, garlic, coriander, lemon juice and peppers, and place in a baking dish in a single layer.

2. 2

   Leave to marinate for 30 mins, then add the flour, and toss together to cost well.

3. 3

   Heat the oven to 160oC/325oF/ Gas Mark 3. Add the chopped tomatoes, olives, lemon wedges, olive oil and stock to the dish.

4. 4

   Bake uncovered for about an hour or until the chick is tender and a delicious sauce has formed.

5. 5

   Note on olives: You need to have 10-15 each of three types in total you can choose green olives of your choice, black olives, cracked olives, oil-cured olives, purplish-red olives, Kalamata, pimiento-stuffed green olives, etc.