"I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things in life which are the real ones after all. " Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Monday, January 5, 2015

Apricot Chicken - Moroccan Style.

My pantry warranted a good decluttering and so I've been trying to use up some of the stockpile I have. This is an easy one.

Moroccan Apricot Chicken.
1 kg Chicken thighs
1 large onion
2 cloves garlic
oil for cooking
2 tablespoons Moroccan Seasoning
405 g tin apricot nectar
1 cup of Couscous


Rub chicken thighs with the spice mix, gently cook in minimal oil in frying pan until almost done. Set aside.
Cook onion and garlic, add apricot nectar, chicken and a bit more Moroccan spice. A few chilli flakes if you like it a bit spicier.
Cook slowly until chicken is cooked through and sauce has thickened.
Cook couscous as per directions on packet.
Serve chicken on a bed of couscous and spoon over sauce.
Top with chopped coriander leaves.

* You can of course add apricots but we don't like them in this dish so didn't bother.

* I didn't have any Moroccan Seasoning but had all the ingredients, so made up a batch.

* For us there was plenty of left over chicken and sauce so that got popped in the freezer for Mark for work.

Moroccan Seasoning.
5 teaspoons each of ground nutmeg, cumin, coriander
2.5 teaspoons each allspice and ground ginger
1.25 teaspoons each cayenne pepper and cinnamon

Yes - I know - there should be a photo;  but I often forget to take a photo when I'm in the kitchen. It's on the menu for the weekend so will hopefully remember to take a photo then.


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