CHICKEN TAGINE WITH ALMONDS, APRICOTS AND OLIVES

CHICKEN TAGINE WITH ALMONDS, APRICOTS AND OLIVES image

Yield 4-6

Number Of Ingredients 16

3/4 cups dried apricots
2/3 cup orange juice
whole chiarlic
chicken
olive oil
red onion
garlic
5 carrots sliced diag
1 1/2 t. ground ginger
3/4 tsp cinnamon
2 cups chicken broth with saffron threads
3/4 cup raw almonds
1/2 cup green pitted olives
cilantro
couscous or farrow, or ??
harissa

Steps:

bring apricots and orange juice to simmer, then set aside to cool. season chicken with s & p then saute in tagine until browned, then set aside. add onions, garlic and carrots to tagine and cook stirring occasionally until onion is translucent, then add ginger and cinnamon. Cook stirring until fragrant. stir in broth and saffron, scraping up browned bits from tagine. return chicken and juices and the alonds and olives. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer covered until chicken reads 165 degrees. remove from heat and stir in cilantro. serve with couscous or farrow and harissa.