Chicken Tagine With Lemons

* Exported from MasterCook *

CHICKEN TAGINE WITH LEMONS

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Chicken

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 tb Warm water
1 pn Saffron threads -- see note
3 lb Chicken -- cut into pieces
2 tb Virgin olive oil
2 ts Margarine -- or butter
1 1/2 c Lowfat chicken broth
1 sm Onion
2 ts Garlic -- finely chopped
1 t Fresh ginger -- finely
Chopped
1 t Salt -- or less
8 lg Black olives -- see note
1 Lemon zest -- fine
Julliened
1 Lemon slices -- cut 1/4"
Thick

PREPARATION (15 minutes) - Place the water in a small
bowl, add the saffron and soak for 10 minutes. -
Remove the skin from the SIX chicken pieces (no wings
in the photo!)

COOKING (1 hour) - Place the chicken, oil,
margarine, broth, onion, garlic, ginger and salt in a
large saucepan, cover and bring to a boil over
medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to low and cook,
occasionally spooning the liquid over the chicken,
until it is cooked through and the juices run clear
when the chicken is tested with a skewer, about 40 to
45 minutes. Remove the onion and discard. - Add the
olives (see note) and lemon zest to the saucepan and
simmer, uncovered, for an additionl 5 minutes. - Place
the chicken in a deep serving dish, pour the cooking
juices on top and garnish with the fresh lemon slices;
OR arrange the chicken over a bed of plain couscous. (
approx. 219 Cal | 9 g fat )

Recipe By : World's Finest: Chicken (1996)



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