Moroccan Chicken Tagine

Chicken tagine is a traditional Moroccan dish made with chicken pieces braised with spices, olives, garlic, onion, parsley, coriander and lemon.

 1 skinless chicken cut into 8 to 10 pieces
 2 onions cut into slices
 2 tbsp coriander, chopped
 ½ tbsp parsley, chopped
 3 Garlic cloves, mashed
 2 tsp ginger
 1 tsp black pepper
 1 tsp turmeric
 ½ tsp salt
 ¼ tsp saffron
 1 cup green olives pitted
 ⅓ cup olive oil
 ¼ cup water
 ¼ cup Lemon juice
 ¼ cup raisins

1

In a large bowl, mix the lemon juice with coriander, parsley, garlic, ginger, pepper, turmeric, salt and saffron.

2

Soak the chicken in the mixture for about seven hours in the refrigerator.

3

Heat the olive oil in a large heavy-bottomed Dutch oven or pan and put chicken pieces in the center and onions around.

4

Add olives, raisins and the water. Cover and put over medium heat.

5

Let it cook for about 20 minutes.

6

Reduce the heat and cook the chicken for about 80 minutes until cooked and then serve.