Chicken Tagine & Couscous

[gazza1960]

Gotta new Tagine for me birthday in Feb,so thought id christen it tonight.

Ingredients

4 Chicken Thighs boned and skinned
1 Large Onion sliced
2 Garlic Cloves finely Chopped
1 tin of whole tomatoes
1 tsp Ground Turmeric
1 inch fresh Ginger grated
2 tsp runny honey
100g dried apricots
1 red pepper sliced
1 tin chick peas
2 carrots diced
2 potatoes diced
1/2 a Butternut squash diced
2 tsp Harissa Paste
1/2 pkt Whole Beans sliced
1/2 pint Chicken Stock
Fresh Coriander
Fresh Mint
Salt&Pepper to taste

Heat Oil in pan,add chick pieces and brown both sides.

Transfer to Tagine base and smear Harissa paste over chicken.



Add Onion,Pepper,and soften,then add spices,tomatoes,Garlic,and honey,plus chopped apricots,season well and heat through.



,Meantime,par boil Potatoes,Butternut squash and Carrots for 5 mins



add contents from Frying pan to Tagine along with par boiled veg and chick peas.



Top to brim with chicken stock



Place lid on Tagine and put in cool oven and bring temp up to 180 degrees for 45 mins.

Remove Tagine lid and place on whole bean slices and sprinkle coriander and mint,and replace lid and cook for further 15 minutes.

Remove lid and sniff up the beautiful smells from assorted flavours.


Serve with Couscous or Rice.



Enjoy  !!!!!!!!!!!!

Gazza

[gazza1960]

[RenishawPhil]

Looks wonderful!!

[shirlton]

We are off to Tunisia mid March so this is just a tiny taste of whats to come.Thanks Gazza

[gazza1960]

Have a brilliant time shirl,Id wanted a Tagine for years and me sis got me one for my birthday so it was fun to finally use one last night.
When that lid came off at the end the kitchen was alive with wonderful aromas,so I hope your meals on ya hols are just as tasty..!!!!!

Gazza

[RenishawPhil]

Had some very good food in tunisa. Where abouts are u going?

We found best food was to be had at lunch in proper local cafes that didn't Loo that inviting rather then resturants

[grannyjanny]

My friend now lives in Portugal & she says that they find the best places to eat are the ones where the locals eat.

[shirlton]

We are going back to Port el Kantoui. We have been before several times but haven't been able to go away for a few years due to one thing and another. I know that its a daft time for an allotmenteer to go on their holidays what with the growing seasone starting but we really do need this holiday.

[grannyjanny]

Have fun Shirl & Ton. You'll soon catch up when you've had a holiday ;D.

[cambourne7]

yum