Moroccan Chicken Tagine with Olives and Preserved Lemons Recipe

Name: Moroccan Chicken Tagine with Olives and Preserved Lemons Recipe
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon paprika; 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1/2 teaspoon turmeric; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 pinch saffron; salt and pepper to taste; 1 whole chicken (cut into 8 pieces, or chicken thighs or breasts); 1 tablespoon oil; 1 onion (sliced); 2 cloves garlic (chopped); 1 teaspoon ginger (grated); 1/2 cup water (or chicken stock); 1 preserved lemon (pith removed, and peel rinsed and sliced); 1 cup olives; 1 tablespoon harissa; 1 tablespoon honey; 1/4 cup parsley (chopped); 1/4 cup cilantro (chopped)

"I first started coming across recipes that used preserved lemons like this dish for a Moroccan tagine with preserved lemons and olives, about this time last year. The idea of preserved lemons was very intriguing and I just had to try them. Since I was not able to find any preserved lemons I finally decided to just make some myself and my first batch was ready to try. Olives are a food that I really enjoy but I rarely seem to cook with them so this dish was on the top of my list of recipes to try using the..."

INGREDIENTS

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1 teaspoon paprika

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1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

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1 teaspoon ground cumin

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1/2 teaspoon turmeric

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1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

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1 pinch saffron

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salt and pepper to taste

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1 whole chicken (cut into 8 pieces, or chicken thighs or breasts)

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1 tablespoon oil

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1 onion (sliced)

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2 cloves garlic (chopped)

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1 teaspoon ginger (grated)

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1/2 cup water (or chicken stock)

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1 preserved lemon (pith removed, and peel rinsed and sliced)

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1 cup olives

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1 tablespoon harissa

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1 tablespoon honey

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1/4 cup parsley (chopped)

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1/4 cup cilantro (chopped)

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