Moroccan Chicken Tagine with Apricots
Warm-spiced chicken braised with apricots until the sauce goes sticky and sweet against the salt. Couscous underneath.
- Total
- 50 min
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 35 min
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For 4 servings
- chicken thighs24 oz
- couscous2 cup
- dried apricots6 tbsp
- carrot3 piece
- yellow onion2 piece
- canned diced tomatoes1 can
- chicken broth32 tbsp
- garlic8 clove
- fresh ginger4 tsp
- ground cumin4 tsp
- ground cinnamon2 tsp
- paprika4 tsp
- ground turmeric1 tsp
- olive oil4 tbsp
- fresh cilantro12 sprig
- salt2 tsp
You'll need
pot · bowl
Method
Season the chicken and brown it hard in oil, skin-side first.
9 min · fry
Lift out. Soften onion, carrot, garlic and ginger in the same fat.
7 min · saute
Add cumin, cinnamon, paprika and turmeric and fry until fragrant.
2 min · saute
Add tomatoes, broth, apricots and the chicken. Simmer covered.
25 min · simmer
Uncover and reduce until the sauce turns glossy and clings.
6 min · simmer
Pour boiling water over the couscous, cover and let it stand.
6 min · rest
Fork the couscous through and finish the tagine with cilantro.
3 min · rest
Serving suggestion
The apricots should collapse into the sauce — that sweetness is the whole dish.