Tagine/Tajine - Chicken With Carrots

Submitted by Impera_Magna

"Found online and posted so I can find it again, this recipe comes from: http://www.tagines.com/chicken_carrots.cfm"

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 4 chicken breasts (or legs and thighs, or a whole chicken cut up)
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 pinch saffron thread
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• black pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 lbs carrots, peeled & thickly sliced
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 tablespoon honey
• squeeze lemon juice

directions

1. Cut the chicken breasts in half.
2. Place half the onions, chicken, garlic, ginger, pepper, salt, saffron and olive oil in the bottom of the tagine and mix thoroughly.
3. Add 1/2 a cup of water and set on low heat on the stove or 250 F in the oven.
4. Bring to a boil and slow simmer for 30 minutes.
5. Nicely arrange the remaining onion, carrots, 3 tbsp each of the parsley and cilantro, and then the honey.
6. Stir and continue simmering uncovered for 60 minutes more until the liquid is reduced to a thick sauce.
7. Stir in a generous squeeze of lemon juice.
8. Serve hot.

Reviews

[Elmotoo]

I used twice as much chicken & a can of broth instead of water. I used a 2lb bag of baby carrots. It was easy, required little attention & was delicious!!! I cooked it in my Dutch oven on the stovetop. Made forthe Tagine Treasure Hunt in the NA*ME Forum.