TOSTITOS® Moroccan Chicken Tagine
TOSTITOS® Moroccan Chicken Tagine
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Prep Time:
10 min
Cook Time:
45 min
Total Time:
55 min
Servings:
20
Experience the exotic blend of spices and tender chicken in TOSTITOS® Moroccan Chicken Tagine, a flavorful dish simmered to perfection, ready to delight your senses with every bite.
Ingredients
MOROCCAN CHICKEN TAGINE:
CHERMOULA MARINADE:
CILANTRO LIME COUSCOUS:
Instructions
Step
1
On top of each TOSTITOS® Salsa Verde Crispy Rounds place about 1 ½ tbsp of couscous and make a well in the center.
Step
2
Spoon 1 ½ tbsp of hot tagine in the center.
Step
3
Top with a sprinkle each of pomegranate seeds and micro parsley.
MOROCCAN CHICKEN TAGINE:
Step
1
Marinate the chicken in the Chermoula marinade overnight.
Step
2
Sear the chicken in a skillet on all sides until brown and set aside.
Step
3
In a large pot, add the clarified butter and onion and cook on high heat to brown the onion.
Step
4
Reduce the heat to medium and add the garlic, ginger, spices, preserved lemon, dried apricots, and orange zest. Cook slowly for another 20 minutes.
Step
5
Add the harissa, honey, pomegranate juice, and chicken stock and bring to a boil. Add the seared chicken breasts to the liquid. Cover and cook in the oven at 325°F for about 20 minutes. Remove the chicken from the sauce and set aside.
Step
6
Transfer half of the sauce to a blender and blend to smooth, then mix it back into the remaining sauce.
Step
7
Cut the chicken breast meat into 1/4 inch dice.
Step
8
When ready to serve, warm the sauce and add the chicken back in.
CHERMOULA MARINADE:
Step
1
In a sauce pot, heat olive oil over medium heat and sweat the onion, garlic, and ginger until tender.
Step
2
Add the preserved lemon, chiles, saffron, paprika, bay leaves, coriander, and cumin. Continue cooking on low heat for another 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
Step
3
Remove from the stove and allow to cool. Place in food processor and process to a smooth paste.
Step
4
Add in the chopped parsley, cilantro, lemon juice and salt and pulse a couple of times. Remove and refrigerate for up to two weeks.
CILANTRO LIME COUSCOUS:
Step
1
In a sauce pot add 1 ¼ cups water, the contents of the Near East® couscous seasoning packet, olive oil, onion, garlic, ginger, saffron and lime zest. Bring to a low simmer for 10 minutes.
Step
2
Raise to a boil and add the couscous, stir well and cover. Remove from heat for 10 minutes.
Step
3
Remove lid, fluff couscous with fork, and add lime juice and cilantro.