Moroccan Chicken With Saffron And Preserved Lemon

Name: Simple Way to Chicken Salad Recipes South Africa
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 42 min
Total time: 4 h 57 min
Yield: 4 chicken thighs

This curried chicken salad is tender and creamy.

Recipe Summary Moroccan Chicken With Saffron And Preserved Lemon

Chicken thighs full of spice and amazing scents to take you right to the Mediterranean. Great with quinoa or brown rice and lots green veggies.

Ingredients | Chicken Salad Recipes South Africa

¼ cup olive oil, or to taste

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 teaspoon ground turmeric

1 teaspoon cumin seeds

salt and ground black pepper to taste

4 large chicken thighs

2 tablespoons olive oil, or as needed

1 white onion, chopped

2 cups water, or as needed

16 saffron threads

½ preserved lemon, pulp discarded and thinly sliced

¼ cup olives, or to taste (Optional)

2 artichoke bottoms, chopped (Optional)

¼ cup coarsely chopped parsley (Optional)

Directions

Whisk 1/4 cup olive oil, garlic, turmeric, cumin seeds, salt, and pepper together in a bowl and pour into a resealable plastic bag or container. Add chicken, coat with the paste and seal bag or container. Marinate in the refrigerator, 4 hours to overnight.

Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir until soft and translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove chicken from marinade, discarding marinade. Add chicken thighs skin-side down to stockpot and cook until browned, about 4 minutes. Flip chicken thighs and cook until browned on second side, about 3 minutes more.

Lower heat to medium and add water to cover chicken halfway, cover stockpot, and cook for 20 minutes. Uncover stockpot, sprinkle saffron threads onto chicken, and top with preserved lemon slices. Replace cover and cook until chicken is no longer pink at the bone and juices run clear, about 5 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Uncover stockpot and transfer chicken to a serving platter.

Continue simmering liquid in stockpot until thickened to sauce consistency, 5 to 7 minutes. Spoon sauce over chicken; top with olives, artichokes, and parsley.

Ground cumin can be substituted for the cumin seed, if needed.

Cooking liquid can be served immediately after chicken is cooked: no need to reduce sauce if a thinner consistency is desired. Sauce can be served over the chicken or on the side.

Nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of marinade ingredients. The actual amount of marinade consumed will vary.

Info | Chicken Salad Recipes South Africa

prep: 15 mins cook: 42 mins additional: 4 hrs total: 4 hrs 57 mins Servings: 4 Yield: 4 chicken thighs

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