Moroccan chicken with couscous

Name: Moroccan chicken with couscous
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 200 g couscous; 1000 g water; 1 tbsp olive oil; salt; ground black pepper; 5 sprigs fresh flat-leaf parsley; 5 sprigs fresh coriander; 1 brown onion; 2 garlic cloves; 20 g olive oil; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground ginger; ½ tsp ground turmeric; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tsp Chicken stock paste; ¼ tsp salt; 1 pinch ground black pepper; 50 g water; 1 preserved lemon cheek; 30 g raisins; 80 g dried apricots; 1000 g skinless, boneless chicken thighs; 20 g salted butter

4.5 158 ratings

Prep. 15min

Total 1 h 5min

4 portions

Ingredients

Steamed couscous

couscous
200 g
water plus extra for soaking
1000 g
olive oil
1 tbsp
salt to season
ground black pepper to season

Moroccan chicken

fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves only
5 sprigs
fresh coriander leaves only
5 sprigs
brown onion cut into halves (approx. 120 g)
1
garlic cloves
2
olive oil plus extra for greasing
20 g
ground cumin
1 tsp
ground ginger
1 tsp
ground turmeric
½ tsp
ground cinnamon
½ tsp
Chicken stock paste (see Tips)
1 tsp
salt
¼ tsp
ground black pepper
1 pinch
water plus 2 tablespoons extra
50 g
preserved lemon cheek rinsed, flesh removed and rind cut into small pieces (approx. 5 mm)
1
raisins
30 g
dried apricots
80 g
skinless, boneless chicken thighs trimmed
1000 g
salted butter
20 g