Chicken with Olives Recipe

• 1 whole Chicken (cut into pieces)
• 2 large White Onions (finely chopped)
• Small handful of Cilantro (chopped)
• Small handful of Parsley (chopped)
• 2-3 cloves Garlic (finely chopped)
• 2 tsp Ginger
• 1 tsp Pepper
• ¼ tsp Moroccan Yellow Colorant
• Salt to taste
• ¼ tsp Saffron (crumbled)
• 1 tsp Smen
• 1 handful Green Olives
• 1 preserved Lemon (quartered and de-seeded)
• 1/3 cup Olive Oil

• Take out the flesh of lemon and chop it.
• Mix well the chicken with chopped lemon, onion, garlic, cilantro, parsley, spices and smen. Keep it marinated for 2-3 hour in the fridge.
• Put lots of olive oil in a tagine and place in chicken pieces with flesh side down. Spread the onion slices on the top.
• Top up with olives and preserved lemon pieces alternately. Sprinkle over remaining olive oil.
• Pour into water and get it to boil on medium flame. Cook it covered for 80-90 min on low flame.
• Turn over the chicken pieces and heat it covered until chicken is nicely cooked.