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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  African >> Northern Africa >> Moroccan

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan. | 2. Season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper and add them to the pan along with the onions, ginger, cinnamon and saffron. | 3. Cook over high heat, turning the chicken occasionally, until browned all over, about 10 minutes. | 4. Add the tomatoes, garlic, parsley, cilantro and 2 cups of water and bring to a boil. | 5. Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is tender, about 1 hour. | 6. Meanwhile, rinse the preserved lemons under running water; pat dry. | 7. Cut the lemons into quarters. | 8. Discard the pulp from one of the lemons and finely chop the peel. | 9. Reserve the quarters for garnish. | 10. Transfer the chicken to a large plate. | 11. Strain the cooking liquid and return it to the casserole. | 12. Boil over high heat until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes. | 13. Add the chopped preserved lemons and the olives and simmer over moderate heat for 2 minutes. | 14. Add the chicken pieces and simmer until heated through. | 15. Arrange the chicken pieces on a serving dish. | 16. Pour the sauce on top and garnish with the lemon quarters. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
olive oil	1/4	cup		477.36	0.0	0.0	54.0
chicken	2		cut	-	-	-	-
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
pepper	1/4	teaspoon	ground	1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
onion	2		grated	56.0	13.075999999999999	1.54	0.14
ginger	2	teaspoons	minced ground	3.2	0.7108	0.0728	0.03
cinnamon	3	inches	ground	-	-	-	-
saffron thread	1/4	teaspoon	crumbled	-	-	-	-
tomato	2	cups	peeled seeded chopped drained canned	82.8	18.36	4.32	0.72
garlic	6	cloves	chopped	26.82	5.9508	1.1448	0.09
flat leaf parsley	1	cup	chopped	-	-	-	-
cilantro	1	cup	chopped	3.68	0.5872	0.3408	0.0832
lemon	3		preserved	3.8425	1.2349	0.1458	0.0397
kalamata olive	1/2			-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.