Hairy Bikers Chicken Tagine Recipe
Craving warm Moroccan flavors? This Hairy Bikers chicken tagine recipe brings tender chicken and fragrant spices home.
Ingredients
- 8 chicken thighs bone-in skin-on
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 onions sliced
- 3 garlic cloves crushed
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 400 g chopped tomatoes
- 200 g dried apricots halved
- 400 ml chicken stock
- 2 tbsp honey
- Handful fresh coriander chopped
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Brown the Chicken
- Heat oil in tagine. Brown chicken thighs 5 mins each side. Set aside.
Cook the Onions
- Add onions to same pot. Fry gently 8 mins until golden and soft.
Add the Spices
- Stir in garlic, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, turmeric. Cook 2 mins fragrant.
Add Tomatoes
- Tip in chopped tomatoes. Stir well. Cook 3 mins to thicken slightly.
Return Chicken
- Place browned chicken back in pot. Coat with spicy tomato mix.
Add Apricots and Stock
- Scatter apricots around. Pour in stock and honey. Season well.
Simmer Slowly
- Bring to simmer. Cover. Cook low heat 45 mins until tender.
Finish and Serve
- Stir in fresh coriander. Taste. Adjust seasoning. Serve hot.
Notes
- Use skin-on thighs for flavor and crispiness.
- Soak apricots if too dry.
- Add preserved lemons for authentic zing.
- Swap chicken for lamb chunks.
- Milder version: Reduce spices by half.
- Add chickpeas halfway through cooking.
- Fresh ginger elevates aroma.
- Rest 10 mins before serving.