Description

This is a simple chicken tagine featuring warm Moroccan spices - cumin, allspice, and cinnamon - along with sweet vegetables and dates. The long, slow cooking creates tender chicken and beautifully melded flavors.

Stats

⏱️ Prep time: 15 minutes ✦ Cook time: 2+ hours ✦ Total time: 2 hours 15 minutes

🍽️ Serves: 4 people

Ingredients

  • 2-3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 0.5-0.7 tablespoon ground allspice
  • 0.5-0.7 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 brown onion
  • 0.5 sweet potato
  • 0.5 zucchini
  • Chicken pieces (maryland recommended)
  • 4-6 dates

Instructions

  1. Heat base over very low heat and add olive oil and spices (cumin, allspice and cinnamon). Stir and cook spices for a minute or two.
  2. Finely dice the onion, increase to low-medium heat, add onion, and cook briefly.
  3. Roughly dice the sweet potato and zucchini and add to the pan.
  4. Place chicken pieces into pan.
  5. Mix all ingredients and cook five minutes to distribute heat.
  6. Halve and de-seed the dates, add around the top of the mixture in the pan.
  7. Move to very low heat and cover.
  8. Cook for at least two hours. Try to avoid lifting the lid to check as moisture will be lost.

Notes

Based on this recipe from my old wiki. This recipe uses stacked steel pots as a Dutch oven substitute rather than a traditional tagine vessel. The key to this dish is the long, slow cooking with minimal disturbance - this allows the flavors to develop and the chicken to become incredibly tender. Serve with couscous or rice.