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Lebanese Chicken Stew Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Sas / All my dishes 1 year, 3 months ago Forgot I had this recipe. Jim reminded me how much I love Mediterranean foods. So easy and refreshing. Love it over rice. Prep:20m Cook:60m Servings:8	Sas
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Ingredients

2 lbs.+ boneless skinless chicken thigh

salt and pepper

Flour, for dusting

Olive oil-Extra Virgin and be generous

1 leek, white part only, finely sliced

2 garlic clove, crushed

1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated

2 red onion, peeled and quartered

1/2 teaspoon saffron threads

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

2 cups chicken stock

1 tomato, seeded and diced

1 tablespoon dates, seeded and diced

1 lemon juice

Directions

Dust chicken fillets in seasoned flour to coat.Heat olive oil in stew pot and brown chicken in batches, set aside. Add a little more oil and gently fry the leek, garlic, ginger and onions until softened, 5-8 minutes.Add spices and stock, cover the pan and simmer for 20 minutes or so, until the mixture has turned a beautiful saffron yellow.Return the chicken to the pot along with the tomato and dates and simmer for a further 30-40 minutes until chicken is meltingly tender! Squeeze in the lemon juice. Serve with any pilaf and plenty of yogurt.

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