Moroccan Recipes_ Discover Delicious Moroccan Cooking with Easy Moroccan Recipes (2nd Edition)

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Directions

1. Season the chicken breasts with a pinch of salt and pepper. Place a large saucepan over
   medium high heat. Heat the oil in it. Brown in it the chicken for 12 min. drains it and
   places it aside.


2. Reserve 2 tbsp of the fat in the pan and discard the excess. Sauté the shallots in the same
   pan for 7 min over medium heat.


3. Combine in the cinnamon sticks, ginger, cumin, turmeric, and cayenne. Cook them for 2
   min while stirring all the time. Stir in the broth with 3 tbsp of lemon juice. Cook them until
   they start boiling over high heat. Put on the lid and lower the heat and let it cook for 20
   min.


4. Add the chicken breasts top pan then cook them again until they start boiling. Lower the
   heat and put on the lid.


5. Let the stew cook for 27 min. drain the shallot with chicken and place them aside. Cook
   the remaining broth in the pot until it start boiling.


6. Keep it boiling until it starts becoming thick. Combine in the dates with the remaining
   lemon juice. Lower the heat and cook them for 3 min until the dates soften. Pour the date’s
   sauce mix over the chicken and shallots. Sprinkle the cilantro with almonds on top. Serve
   them warm. Enjoy.

Nutty Dates Stew

Prep Time: 35 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins

Ingredients

3 1/2 lbs chicken breast halves, thighs,
and drumsticks
1 tbsp all-purpose flour
1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
2 lbs shallots, peeled
3 cinnamon sticks
1 1/2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground cumin

Servings per Recipe: 6

Calories 688.8

Fat 30.8g

Cholesterol 169.4m g

Sodium 242.0mg

Carbohydrates 41.1g

Protein 63.2g

1/2 tsp turmeric

1/8 tsp cayenne pepper

3 C. low chicken broth

5 tbsp fresh lemon juice, divided

12 dates, pitted, halved

1/4 C. almonds, toasted, coarsely chopped

1/4 C. chopped fresh cilantro

Nutty Dates Stew