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Moroccan chicken with chickpeas and olives

Name: Moroccan chicken with chickpeas and olives
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 70 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/2 cup (75g) plain flour; 2 tablespoons ras el hanout (see note) or Moroccan spice mix; 8 chicken thigh cutlets (with skin & bone); 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 onion, sliced; 400g can chopped tomatoes; 2 tablespoons chopped preserved lemon rind (white pith and flesh discarded); 2 cups (500ml) chicken stock; 400g canned chickpeas, rinsed, drained; 1/2 cup (60g) green olives; 1 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves; Couscous, to serve

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Moroccan chicken with chickpeas and olives

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Ingredients (12)

1/2 cup (75g) plain flour
2 tablespoons ras el hanout (see note) or Moroccan spice mix
8 chicken thigh cutlets (with skin & bone)
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, sliced
400g can chopped tomatoes
2 tablespoons chopped preserved lemon rind (white pith and flesh discarded)
2 cups (500ml) chicken stock
400g canned chickpeas, rinsed, drained
1/2 cup (60g) green olives
1 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves
Couscous, to serve

Method

1.

Combine the flour with 1 tablespoon ras el hanout and season. Coat chicken in the mixture.
2.

Heat the oil in a large, deep frypan over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook, in batches, for 2-3 minutes each side until browned all over. Remove and set aside.
3.

Turn heat to medium, then add onions to pan and cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes until softened. Add the remaining ras el hanout, tomatoes, preserved lemon rind, stock and the chickpeas, then return the chicken to the pan, making sure it's immersed in the liquid - add a little water if necessary. Reduce the heat to low and cook the stew for 45 minutes until reduced and the chicken is cooked through. Add olives and coriander and season to taste (the lemons and olives are already quite salty). Serve the stew with couscous.