CHICKEN WITH GREEN OLIVES

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This dish, which draws inspiration and ingredients from Moroccan cooking, is astonishing for its complexity, even in this simple form. It features sweet spices like cinnamon and ginger offset by garlic and paprika. But what makes it a real winner is the combination of those flavors with lemon and green olives, both of which have a mouth-puckering quality that, combined with the spice mix, is enchanting.

Provided by Mark Bittman

Categories     dinner, easy, one pot, main course

Time 45m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
3 to 4 pounds leg-thigh pieces of chicken, cut in two, excess fat removed
Salt and pepper to taste
1 large onion, chopped
2 teaspoons peeled and minced ginger
1 1-inch cinnamon stick, or 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon paprika
2 cups chicken stock or water
1 1/2 cups green olives, drained and pitted
Lemon juice to taste
Chopped cilantro leaves for garnish

Steps:

  • Put oil in deep skillet or casserole. Turn heat to medium-high and wait a minute, until oil is hot. Add chicken, skin-side down, and brown it well, rotating and turning pieces as necessary and sprinkling with salt and pepper as they cook; 10 to 15 minutes total. Turn heat to medium, remove chicken and pour off all but 2 tablespoons of fat.
  • Add onion, ginger, cinnamon, garlic, cumin, paprika, 1/2 teaspoon or more of pepper and some salt and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes, until onion softens. Add stock and raise heat to medium-high; return chicken to pan, skin-side up. Cook at a lively simmer for about 10 minutes.
  • Add olives and continue to cook until chicken is done, another 10 to 15 minutes or so. Add lemon juice, then taste and adjust seasoning. Garnish and serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 363, UnsaturatedFat 20 grams, Carbohydrate 12 grams, Fat 27 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 19 grams, SaturatedFat 6 grams, Sodium 930 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams, TransFat 0 grams

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