Moroccan Chicken with Couscous

Name: Moroccan Chicken with Couscous
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Moroccan Imperial & Coastal
Ingredients: 1 tbsp butter; 1 tbsp sunflower oil; 4 chicken breasts; 2 onions; 2 garlic cloves; 0.5 tsp ground cinnamon; 0.25 tsp ground ginger; 0.25 tsp ground turmeric; 2 tbsp orange juice; 2 tsp clear honey; 1 pinch salt; fresh mint; 350 g couscous; 1 tsp salt; 2 tsp caster sugar; 1 tbsp sunflower oil; 0.5 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 pinch grated nutmeg; 1 tbsp orange blossom water; 2 tbsp sultanas; 2 tbsp chopped walnuts; 0.25 cup chopped dried apricot

A dish of chicken, couscous and orange juice, seasoned with cinnamon and ginger and steamed.

40 min · Serves 4 · Medium

Method

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Time: Prep 10 min · Cook 30 min · 40 min total
Difficulty: medium

1
Fry chicken portions skin side down in butter and oil until golden. Turn. Add onions, garlic, spices, salt, orange juice and 300ml of water.
2
Cover and bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Mix couscous with salt and 350ml of water.
30 min
3
Leave to soak for 5 minutes. Add rest of ingredients for couscous. Line a steamer with greaseproof paper and spoon the cous cous inches.
5 min
4
Place over chicken and steam for 10 minutes. Remove steamer, stir honey into chicken liquid and boil rapidly for 3-4 minutes.
5
Serve chicken on top of couscous and pour over a little of the sauce.