Chicken Tagine with Preserved Lemon

Name: Chicken Tagine with Preserved Lemon
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Moroccan
Ingredients: 8 pieces chicken thighs; 2 wedges preserved lemon; 0.75 cup green olives; 2 large yellow onion; 4 whole garlic cloves; 1 tsp ground ginger; 1 tsp turmeric; 0.25 large pinch saffron threads; 3 ml olive oil; 0.5 tbsp fresh cilantro

A classic Marrakech tagine—tender chicken braised with olives, preserved lemon, and warm saffron.

Recipe byChef Amina

Prep 20 min
Cook 55 min
Serves 4
★ 5 (1 reviews)

Tagine Gluten-Free Halal

Ingredients

Servings

Scaled from 4 base servings — local only.

8 pieceschicken thighs
2 wedgespreserved lemon
0.75 cupgreen olives
2 largeyellow onion
4 wholegarlic cloves
1 tspground ginger
1 tspturmeric
0.25 large pinchsaffron threads
3 mlolive oil
0.5 tbspfresh cilantro

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Instructions

Season chicken with salt, ginger, and turmeric. Brown in olive oil in a tagine or heavy pot.
Slice onions and garlic; layer over chicken with saffron steeped in warm water.
Add olives and preserved lemon. Cover and simmer on low for 45–50 minutes until chicken is tender.
Rest 5 minutes, scatter cilantro, and serve with crusty bread or couscous.