Chicken Tagine Recipe
Chicken Tagine
 Prep Time ~ 15 mins | Cooking Time ~ 60 mins |
 Approx Cost ~ £11 |  Difficulty ~ Easy |
 Freeze ~ Yes |  Serves ~ 4-6 |
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Ingredients
1 chicken, about 1.5 - 2.25kg (3 - 5lb), jointed and skinned, or about 6 large chicken breasts.
4 tbsp olive oil
4 cloves garlic, crushed
2 onions, chopped
2 tsp grated ginger
1 ½ - 2 tbsp coriander seeds, crushed
3 tsp cumin seeds, crushed
1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
Salt and pepper
1 tbsp tomato puree
1kg / 2 ¼ lb nice ripe tomatoes, roughly chopped or 2 tins tomatoes
2 - 3 tbsp honey
Method
- Into a largesaucepan, add the olive oil, garlic, onions, ginger and the spices. Season with salt and pepper. Stir and then cook on a low heat with the lid on for about 10 minutes until the onions are soft.
- Add the tomato paste, the chopped tomatoes and the honey and continue to cook, this time uncovered, until the tomato sauce is quite thick, about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Season to taste, the flavour should be quite sweet and flowery.
- Add the chicken to the pan, covering in the sauce and cook with the lid on, over a low heat for about 25 minutes until the chicken is cooked.