Tajine Zitoune Recipe
Tajine Zitoune is a Algerian chicken stew with carrots, olives, and North African spices, simmered for a flavorful, aromatic delight which is best serve with bread or couscous.
Equipment
- 1 Cooking Pot
Ingredients
- 6 chicken drumstick
- 1 large carrot
- 1 cup green olives
- ⅓ cup chopped parsley
- 1 large red onion chopped
- 4 cloves garlic chopped
- 3 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- water enough to cover the chicken
Instructions
- Add olive oil to the pot. Once hot, add chopped garlic & red onion. Stir till it turns translucent.
- Add the chicken drumstick. Stir gently before adding all the spices.
- Add the carrot before pouring the water till it's enough to cover the chicken. Let it simmer for 30 minutes.
- During the simmering, add chopped parsley and stir to combine.
- Once the chicken is cooked, remove it from the pot and transfer it into the baking pan. Set it aside.
- In the same cooking pot, add the green olives and let it simmer for 5 minutes to absorb the flavor.
- To brown the chicken, place it in the oven and broil for 10 minutes.
- Serve it on a plate together with the chicken. Best to eat with crusty bread, couscous, or rice.
Notes
- Make sure you wash the olives to remove the excess salt.
Nutrition
Serving: 4gCalories: 321kcalCarbohydrates: 7.6gProtein: 20.1gFat: 22.8gSaturated Fat: 2.6gCholesterol: 61mgSodium: 510mgPotassium: 325mgFiber: 1.9gCalcium: 50mgIron: 2mg
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