What is a Moroccan tagine?
Moroccan tagine with chicken and vegetables is one of the ideal recipes in the winter that makes you feel warm, in addition to being very tasty and easy to prepare. It is a broth that contains chicken and a mixture of vegetables such as pumpkin and carrots, along with chickpeas and other delicious spices.
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 45 minutes
Total time: 1 hour
How do you make Moroccan chicken tagine?
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 sliced chicken breast
- ½ onion, chopped
- 3 crushed garlic cloves
- 1 butternut squash, peeled and sliced
- 1 can (450 g) chickpeas
- 1 carrot peeled and chopped
- 1 can (410 g) diced tomatoes, with juice
- 1 can (390 g) vegetable broth
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon dried coriander
- Pinch of hot red pepper
How to prepare moroccan chicken tagine?
1) Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat, add the chicken, onions and garlic and stir for 15 minutes until the onions are brown and the chicken is cooked.
2) Put the chopped squash, chickpeas, carrots and tomatoes with the juice, vegetable broth, sugar and lemon juice in the pan, then stir until well mixed together, then sprinkle with salt, dried coriander and hot red pepper and stir until the ingredients acquire all the flavours.
3) Leave the broth to boil and continue to cook the ingredients for 30 minutes until the vegetables are tender and soft, and the dish is ready to be served.
Can a tagine be used in the oven?
tagines would be cooked over coals or open flame, but you can also use them over gas flames, but nowdays you can even use ovenelectric elements . When heated, the ceramic expands slightly, sometimes creating small, thin cracks in the glaze jus be careful to not break it.
