Two Hot Chicks Tajine Recipe

Two Hot Chicks Tajine

From mysterix 15 years ago

Moroccan-inspired flavors bring this non-traditional tajine, or slow-braised stew, of chicken and chickpeas home from the medina.

2 cups chicken, cooked or raw (Excellent use for leftover roast!) shopping list
1/2 medium red onion, chopped shopping list
1.5 tsp garlic shopping list
1 tsp cumin shopping list
1 tsp cinnamon shopping list
1 tbsp tomato paste shopping list
1 cup chicken broth (Try for homemade--It adds richness) shopping list
400g (1 can, yields) chickpeas, rinsed and drained shopping list
2 tbsp Two Wheeler Creek lemon Myrtle liqueur (Subsitute 1 tbsp lemon juice and 1 tbsp white wine) shopping list
1/2 tsp salt shopping list
2 cups fresh spinach, chiffonade shopping list
parmesan cheese, for garnish shopping list

In a shallow, wide dish (preferably a real tajine) with a tight fitting, domed lid, mix chopped chicken, red onion, garlic, cumin, cinnamon and tomato paste.
Mix over low heat until the meat is well coated in spice.
Pour chicken broth over the meat mixture and cover tightly, braising slowly until warmed through.
If using raw chicken, do not coninue until the meat flesh begins to lose its raw translucency.
Stir in the chickpeas and lemon myrtle liqueur, again cooking tightly covered on low until warmed completely through.
Season with salt, to taste, and add additional liquid (broth) as needed to achieve prefered consistency. (Can range from thick stew to brothier souplike consistency)
To chiffonade, layer fresh spinach leaves, one ontop of another, in a small stack, tightly roll lengthwise and slice thinly across the roll to achieve ribbons of spinach.
Once the stew has cooked fully, remove from heat and sprinkle in 3/4 of the spinach chiffonade and mix gently until the spinach wilts.
Serve over couscous or steamed rice, garnishing with remaining spinach and a light dusting of parmesan cheese.
Nutrition: 210 Cals; 3.8g Fat; 1g Saturated Fat; 60mg Cholesterol; 713mg Sodium; 4.3g Carbs; 12.6g Dietary Fiber; 3.5g Sugars; 26.7g Protein; 30% Vitamin A; 6.5% Calcium; 17% Vitamin C; 13.5% Iron

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This looks so yummy! The name is hilarious, too - "Honey, what would you like for dinner tonight?" "Let's have 'two hot chicks'!" LMAO!
Definitely a ^5!
Thanks for sharing :)

madmommy in Wayne loved it