invented a new couscous recipe to go with a chicken tagine
to those who like exotic food but not the hours it takes to cook.....
first the chicken tagine (NOT my invention)
3 lbs skinless chicken thighs
1 jumbo onion-diced
2 large cinnamon sticks
2t tumeric
½ lemon’s zest
3/4 inch grated ginger
4 garlic cloves-crushed
1/3 cup raisins
1 16 oz can chickpeas- drained and washed
salt
oil
sautee onion in a cast iron casserole pot until transparent. Add chicken, spices, garlic, raisins, zest, and salt, and cover (there should be liquid in the pot… if not, add water). Simmer until chicken is cooked, roughly 30 min. Add chickpeas and adjust seasoning.
'if sher was moroccan' couscous
2.5 cups couscous
2.5 cups water
1 large onion-diced
4-6 T butter
½ lemon’s zest
3 garlic cloves, crushed
½ inch ginger, grated
½ cup raisins
salt
Sautee onion in butter until clear. Add garlic, ginger, salt, raisins, and continue sautéing. Add dry couscous and lemon zest, sautee another couple min, then add 3 cups water, stir to combine, let come to a simmer and take of heat and cover. Fluff 5 min later…….
soooooo good.....
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first the chicken tagine (NOT my invention)
3 lbs skinless chicken thighs
1 jumbo onion-diced
2 large cinnamon sticks
2t tumeric
½ lemon’s zest
3/4 inch grated ginger
4 garlic cloves-crushed
1/3 cup raisins
1 16 oz can chickpeas- drained and washed
salt
oil
sautee onion in a cast iron casserole pot until transparent. Add chicken, spices, garlic, raisins, zest, and salt, and cover (there should be liquid in the pot… if not, add water). Simmer until chicken is cooked, roughly 30 min. Add chickpeas and adjust seasoning.
'if sher was moroccan' couscous
2.5 cups couscous
2.5 cups water
1 large onion-diced
4-6 T butter
½ lemon’s zest
3 garlic cloves, crushed
½ inch ginger, grated
½ cup raisins
salt
Sautee onion in butter until clear. Add garlic, ginger, salt, raisins, and continue sautéing. Add dry couscous and lemon zest, sautee another couple min, then add 3 cups water, stir to combine, let come to a simmer and take of heat and cover. Fluff 5 min later…….
soooooo good.....
