Tajine Msir Zeetoon - Moroccan Chicken with Lemons
A tagine of chicken, lemons and tomatoes, seasoned with cumin and paprika and baked in the oven.
1 hr 40 min · Serves 4 · Medium
Ingredients
The chicken
Marinate
Sauce
Extras
Method
Start cooking mode- Prep 40 min · Cook 60 min · 100 min total
- medium
- 1
Combine the chicken with cumin, paprika, ginger, turmeric, garlic, coriander, lemon juice and peppers, and place in a baking dish in a single layer.
- 2
Leave to marinate for 30 mins, then add the flour, and toss together to cost well. Heat the oven to 160oC/325oF/ Gas Mark 3. Add the chopped tomatoes, olives, lemon wedges, olive oil and stock to the dish.
- 3
Bake uncovered for about an hour or until the chick is tender and a delicious sauce has formed.
- 4
Note on olives: You need to have 10-15 each of three types in total you can choose green olives of your choice, black olives, cracked olives, oil-cured olives, purplish-red olives, Kalamata, pimiento-stuffed green olives, etc.
Notes and swaps
- Not assessed yet. Check each ingredient if you have an allergy.
