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Moroccan Chicken And Garbanzos Recipe


Moroccan Chicken And Garbanzos Recipe
This dish puts a spicy spin on the old chicken favorite. so true.

Karin300

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Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup golden raisins
  • 1/2 cup blanched almond
  • 4 onions
  • 4 - 4 1/2 t Ras al Hanout spice mixture
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 can drained garbanzo beans (I use 2 cans)
  • 1/4 t black pepper and salt
  • 4 - 5 lb chicken
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • pinch of saffron
  • 3 t salt
  • 1 1/4 t black pepper
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • plain couscous

Directions
  1. Soak 1/2 cup golden raisins in tepid water 15 minutes, drain
  2. Brown 1/2 cup blanched almond in 1 T butter until light brown; set aside on a paper towel
  3. Thinly slice 4 onions
  4. Saute over medium heat in 1/4 cup olive oil + 2 t salt - 15 minutes
  5. add:
  6. 4 - 4 1/2 t Ras al-hamut spice mix
  7. 1/3 cup sugar
  8. cook 30 more minutes over medium - low heat
  9. Add 1 can drained garbanzo beans (I use 2 cans) and drained raisins
  10. you may want to add: 1/4 t black pepper and salt
  11. Cook 45 more minutes, stirring occasionally
  12. 4 - 5 lb chicken in 8 pc. in 5 1/2 cup water
  13. 1/4 cup olive oil
  14. pinch of saffron
  15. 3 t salt
  16. 1 1/4 t black pepper
  17. 1 cinnamon stick
  18. Bring to a boil, reduce to simmer, cook 1 hour
  19. After the hour is up, extract 3 cups of the broth, bring to a boil in a 2 quart pan.
  20. Add pre-cooked plain couscous, turn off heat, let sit for 5 minutes.
  21. Fluff couscous as you lay it out in a deep platter
  22. Put chicken on top cover with onions/garbanzos
  23. Scatter almonds on top
  24. pour the remaining broth into onion pan, scrape and pour 1/2 - 1 cup over all
  25. This is a great recipe! I started the chicken first, then the vegs, and put the chicken in the oven to stay warm
  26. at 175. This lets me get the couscous done just before we eat.

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Comments


This is close to a Tagine dish I make in a Dutch oven... I am a sucker for any recipe with chick peas. Thanks .... Jim


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