Moroccan Chicken with Couscous
(Adapted recipe from Teri Villanueva @ ChefTech Cooking School. The original recipe calls for lamb.)1 1/2 lbs. boneless chicken leg and thigh meat, chopped
2 T olive oil plus 1 T olive oil for browning
1/4 tsp. ground turmeric
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp. cardamom
1 tsp. kosher salt
Add chopped chicken to a bowl, add 2 T olive oil and spices and mix to coat chicken. Cover and set aside. Heat 1 T olive oil in a large dutch oven and work in batches to brown chicken over medium-high heat. Set chicken aside.
1 yellow onion, chopped
3 carrots, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 T ginger, minced
2 T tomato paste
1 lemon, zested*
1 T honey*
2 cups chicken stock
1 cup dried apricots, chopped
1- 14oz can of garbanzo beans, drained**
1 1/2 cup couscous **
cilantro, chopped (garnish)
*I substituted 1T of my Meyer Lemon Jam for the lemon zest and honey.
**I used Trader Joe's® Harvest Grains Couscous Blend® that contained mini garbanzo beans and omitted the addition of the can of garbanzo beans. If you can't find Harvest Grains Couscous blend, use regular couscous and add a can of garbanzo beans as written in recipe above.
Add onions and carrots to the dutch oven and sweat for 5 minutes. Add garlic and ginger and cook for 5 more minutes. Stir in tomato paste and add chicken back to the pot. Add lemon, honey, chicken stock and apricots. *If using regular couscous and adding garbanzo beans, add the can of garbanzo beans to the pot at this time. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Prepare couscous according to package directions and set aside.
Seasoning Oil
2 T olive oil
1/2 tsp ground turmeric
1 tsp. cumin
1/2 tsp cardamom
1/ tsp kosher salt
Heat olive oil and all spices over medium high heat in a small skillet until hot and fragrant, stirring constantly. Pour into chicken right before serving. Garnish with chopped cilantro.
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