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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

Serves
4

Ingredients

The chicken

Marinate

Sauce

Extras

Time
Prep 40 min · Cook 60 min · 100 min total
Difficulty
medium
  1. 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. 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.

    30 min
  3. 3

    Bake uncovered for about an hour or until the chick is tender and a delicious sauce has formed.

  4. 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.

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