Chicken tagine with apricots, prunes and almonds
By sophie
Ingredients
- 2.5 lbs chicken (whole or in fillets cut into pieces)
- 2 tomatoes
- 2 onions
- 8 oz prunes
- a dozen dried apricots
- 10-20 almonds
- 1 scoop of saffron
- 1 cube of vegetable broth
- 1 pinch of cinnamon
- 1 pinch of cumin
- olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
- 2 cups of water
Details
Servings 6
Level of difficulty Easy
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 45mins
Cost Budget Friendly
Preparation
Step 1
In a Dutch oven brown the meat with chopped onions. Add salt and pepper, add the spices.
Step 2
Cut the tomatoes into cubes, add them and cook for 5 minutes.
Step 3
Add broth and simmer over medium heat for 20 minutes.
Step 4
Add apricots and prunes, cook another 10 minutes.
Step 5
Check for doneness and add a little seasoning and extend a little cooking if necessary.
Step 6
Brown the almonds and sesame seeds in a nonstick pan. Serve the tagine sprinkled with almonds and sesame seeds.
Step 7
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INGREDIENTS:
- 2 chicken breasts
- 1/2 cup of tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup of chives, chopped
- 1 tsp. of Mexican spice mix
- 4 Tortillas
- Cheddar
- Salt, to taste
METHOD:
- Put shredded chicken breast, tomato sauce, chives, and mexican spice mix in a bowl and mix together.
- Lay out the tortillas. Place a slice of cheddar in the center, and cover with the chicken mix.
- Fold up tortillas, and heat in a frying pan until golden.
- Enjoy!
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