Saffron Chicken Tagine with Olives & Preserved Lemon

Ingredients

• 20 threads Raihan Saffron, bloomed
• 4 bone-in chicken thighs
• 2 onions, sliced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1-inch ginger, grated
• 1 preserved lemon, rinsed, flesh discarded, peel chopped
• 1/2 cup green olives, pitted
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp ground turmeric
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• Salt to taste

Instructions

1. Brown chicken in olive oil. Remove.
2. Sauté onions until softened, 8 min. Add garlic, ginger, spices. 1 min.
3. Return chicken. Add stock, saffron bloom, preserved lemon, cinnamon. Cover, simmer 35 min.
4. Add olives. Simmer uncovered 10 min to reduce.
5. Top with cilantro. Serve with couscous or bread.