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Chicken Tagine

Photo and Styling: Colleen Duffley Photo by: Photo and Styling: Colleen Duffley

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 chicken, cut into 8 pieces
  • 1/4 cup olive oil, divided
  • 2 onions, halved and sliced
  • 4 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • 2 fresh parsley sprigs
  • 2 fresh cilantro sprigs
  • Pinch of saffron threads
  • 1/2 cup pitted Moroccan purple or kalamata olives
  • 2 to 4 wedges Preserved Lemons, cut into thin strips

Preparation

1. Combine first 3 ingredients. Sprinkle evenly on chicken; cover and chill until ready to cook.

2. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large tagine or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Brown chicken, in 2 batches, adding more oil if necessary. Return all chicken pieces to tagine, and top with onion and next 5 ingredients.

3. Combine saffron and 3/4 cup water; pour over chicken. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 30 minutes or until chicken is done, stirring halfway through cooking time.

4. Stir in olives and Preserved Lemons; cook 5 minutes or until heated. Serve with hot cooked couscous, if desired.

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Moroccan Carrots

Photo and Styling: Colleen Duffley Photo by: Photo and Styling: Colleen Duffley

Ingredients

  • 3 cups coarsely chopped carrot
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1 tablespoon vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro

Preparation

1. Cook carrot in boiling salted water to cover 5 minutes or until al dente. Drain.

2. Toss carrot with remaining ingredients. Serve warm or at room temperature.

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Caviar d'Aubergine (Eggplant Spread)

Photo and Styling: Colleen Duffley Photo by: Photo and Styling: Colleen Duffley

Ingredients

  • 2 eggplants
  • 1 (8-ounce) container plain Greek yogurt
  • 1/4 cup tahini
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
  • Ground black pepper, to taste
  • Salt, to taste
  • Pinch of paprika

Preparation

1. Cut eggplants in half, and grill or broil over high heat 10 minutes on each side or until soft and charred on the outside, but not burned through.

2. Scoop eggplant from skin when cool enough to handle, and combine with remaining ingredients. Serve with Moroccan flatbread or pita wedges.

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Orange Slices with Honey and Orange Blossom Water

Look for orange blossom water in the extract or cosmetics section of specialty grocery stores. Be sure bottles from the cosmetics section are labeled safe for food use. Or purchase at kingarthurflour.com.

Photo and Styling: Colleen Duffley Photo by: Photo and Styling: Colleen Duffley

Ingredients

  • 6 navel oranges, sliced
  • 2 tablespoons orange blossom water
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • Ground cinnamon

Preparation

Place orange slices in 6 bowls or serving plates. Sprinkle evenly with orange blossom water, and drizzle with honey. Sprinkle each with a pinch of cinnamon.

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Omar Sharif

Photo and Styling: Colleen Duffley Photo by: Photo and Styling: Colleen Duffley

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup citrus vodka
  • 1/4 cup pomegranate liqueur
  • 1/4 cup pineapple juice
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  • Ice
  • Cinnamon
  • Garnish: fresh mint leaves

Preparation

Combine citrus vodka, pomegranate liqueur, pineapple juice, and lemon juice in an ice-filled shaker. Shake vigorously, and strain into 2 small ice-filled glasses. Sprinkle each with a pinch of cinnamon, and garnish with fresh mint leaves, if desired.

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Chicken Tagine

Moroccan Carrots

Caviar d'Aubergine (Eggplant Spread)

Orange Slices with Honey and Orange Blossom Water

Omar Sharif

Coastal Living

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Shopping List for A Taste of Morocco Menu

At Studio b. in Alys Beach, Florida, food editor Julia Rutland learns the basics of this savory Mediterranean cuisine and brings home her favorite recipes. (Serves 3 to 4)

Shopping List:

Dairy

  • 1 (8-ounce) container plain Greek yogurt

Meat

  • 1 chicken, cut into 8 pieces

Other

  • 1/3 cup citrus vodka
  • 1/4 cup pomegranate liqueur
  • 1/4 cup pineapple juice

Produce

  • 2 onions, halved and sliced
  • 4 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 3 cups coarsely chopped carrot
  • 2 eggplants
  • 6 navel oranges, sliced
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

Special

  • 1/4 cup tahini
  • 2 tablespoons orange blossom water

Spices

  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup olive oil, divided
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 cup olive oil

Recipe List

Chicken Tagine

Moroccan Carrots

Caviar d'Aubergine (Eggplant Spread)

Orange Slices with Honey and Orange Blossom Water

Omar Sharif

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