# @dinnerswithdave_ on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C3igx-URSdS
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65404805-dinnerswithdave-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-02-19T18:37:50.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Dave Patera (@dinnerswithdave_) — https://gondola.cc/dinnerswithdave_

## Caption

Tagine M’Derbel:  Chicken Cooked In Warm Spices with Caramelized Pumpkin. The star of this tagine is the caramelized topping which can be done with tomatoes or in this case, caramelized pumpkin. 

For The Chicken:
1 3lb chicken, cut into 8 pieces 
1 onion, grated 
2T Moroccan olive oil
1t ginger 
1/2t turmeric 
1/2t black pepper
1/2t cinnamon 
1 clove of garlic, minced
Pinch of saffron steeped in 1/2c of hot water 
Salt to taste 
Sesame Seeds or Almonds, for garnish 

For The Pumpkin
2.25 lbs of pumpkin, peeled and cubed 
1/2c vegetable oil 
1/2c sugar 
2t ground cinnamon 
1.5t orange blossom water (optional) 
Salt 

Add olive oil, grated onion, garlic, spices, chicken and salt to taste to a tagine or dutch oven set over medium heat.  Toss ingredients together to coat the chicken in spices.  Cover and let cook for 5 minutes.  Add saffron water, bring to boil, reduce to simmer and cook covered over low heat for about 45 minutes until chicken is cooked.  Check the tagine occasionally ensuring there is enough water, adding a little if necessary.

For the pumpkin, place pumpkin in a steamer basket set over boiling salted water.  Steam until tender.  Transfer pumpkin to a dry nonstick skillet and cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes, smashing with the back of your spoon, until all water has evaporated and the pumpkin is relatively dry.

Add vegetable oil, continue cooking for another 15 minutes before adding sugar, cinnamon, orange blossom water and a punch of salt.  Cook until the pumpkin is caramelized and the oil has separated from the pumpkin.  I cooked mine for an additional 20 minutes until the paste was dark and completely smooth.

Serve chicken directly in the pan topped with caramelized pumpkin and sesame seeds or sliced almonds.

Pro Tip:  If you’re using chicken breasts, they will cook more quickly and can be removed from the tagine while the other pieces of the chicken cook and added back in at the end to avoid over cooking. 

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