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Chicken with Olives
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 teaspoon of ginger powder
- 1/2 teaspoon of pepper (to taste)
- 1 teaspoon of salt (to taste)
- A pinch of orange food colorant (powder)
- A pinch of saffron (optional)
- 1 teaspoon of cumin (optional)
- 2 medium sized onions
- 1/4 cup of chopped cilantro
- 2 Tablespoon of Olive Oil
- 1 Tablespoon of lemon juice
- 1 cup of green or red olives
- water
Directions
Steps:
Preparation Steps:
1- Skin the chicken.
2- Peel the onions and grate them.Marinating Steps:
3- To make the marinating sauce, mix the olive oil, lemon juice, spices and cilantro all together. Add 1 tablespoon of water.
4- Coat the chicken with the sauce. Cover the chicken and let it marinate for 1 hour in the refrigerator.Cooking Steps:
5- Drizzle some oil in the cooking pan and saute the onions of few minutes.
6- Add the chicken and rotate it couple of times in the onions.
7- Add water until it covers half of the chicken. Cover the pan and the let the chicken cook for 20 minutes.
8- Turn the chicken and let the other side cook for another 20 minutes.Final Steps:
9- Bake the chicken at 400 F degrees for 45 minutes. Turn it once half way through so both sides of the chicken are roasted.
10- Add the olives to the sauce. Do not cover the pan and let the sauce cook on low heat until it thickens.Serving:
Serve the chicken with the sauce and olives.Note:
1- To save time you can broil the chicken for 15 minutes instead of baking it for 45 minutes (Turn it once half way through so both sides of the chicken are roasted).
2- This dish is served with bread or rice.
Comments (7)
So easy and delicious! Mmm..
We just love this! My son (5yrs old) is a very picky eater and he was asking for a third helping!
My boyfriend and I made this dish together on a whim one night, and had so much fun with it! The result was divine and although we are not great cooks, this dish could've suggested otherwise! Easy and amazing! Thank you!
Hi Alia!..thank you for this wonderful recipe..If I was to put the preserved lemons, when would be the right time?...with the olives boiling in the sauce?..thank you
you actually put the preserved lemons at the end. Here is another recipe where I used the preserved lemons: http://cookingwithalia.com/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=3&Itemid=110
Hi Alia,
Most of the rare moroccan ingredients ( olives with preserved lemon ,organic safran ,organic culinary Argan Oil etc..)you use in your dishes are carried by Mediterranean Gourmet located in Ashburn VA. All our gourmet products are 100% Natural as you know.
The website is: mediterranean-gourmet.net.
I'm a big Fan of yours and I use your recipes for my cooking along with mediterranean gourmet products. I appreciate the good work you are doing.
If you would like samples,I will be more than happy to send you some.
Thank you.
Best regards.
Redouane Tolab.
Mediterranean gourmet .
Phone:732-337-8459.
Fax :732-444-5957
e-mail:rtolab@mediterranean-gourmet.net
Website:mediterranean-gourmet.net
Hi Redouane,
Sure! I will send you a private email.