Tagine M’Derbel: Chicken Cooked In Warm Spices with Caramelized Tomatoes. The star of this tagine is the caramelized topping which can be done with tomatoes, caramelized pumpkin or eggplant.
I’m using an unglazed clay tagine cooked over coal on a mejmar or traditional grill. But, you can easily do this in a tagine on the stovetop or in a dutch oven.
For The Chicken:
1 3lb chicken, cut into 8 pieces
1 onion, grated
2T atlasoliveoil
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
For The Caramelized Tomatoes
4.5 lbs tomatoes, grated
1/2 cinnamon stick
Large pinch of salt
7T sugar
2T Desert Miracle Olive Oil
For Garnish
Sesame Seeds
Add olive oil, grated onion, garlic, spices, chicken and salt to a tagine or dutch oven set over medium heat. Mix ingredients together to coat the chicken in spices. Cover and let cook for 5 minutes. Add saffron wate...
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