INGREDIENTS
•
2 1/2 – 3 pounds chicken thighs (or other chicken pieces)
•
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
•
2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
•
1/2 bunch worth of fresh cilantro (a generous, loosely-packed 1 1/2 cups)
•
1/2 bunch worth of flat-leaf parsley leaves
•
1 onion
•
2 teaspoons ground ginger
•
1 1/2 teaspoons hot paprika
•
1 teaspoon ground cumin
•
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
•
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
•
1/4 teaspoon cayenne
•
Generous pinch saffron threads (about 20)
•
1/2 cup white wine or chicken broth (water works too)
•
2 preserved lemons
•
1 cup black olives (unpitted would be fine, but I used some pitted black olives that were really a red-brown color from Lyndsey’s “Naturals” line)