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Tajine Zitoune

Name: Tajine Zitoune
Total time: 75 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Algeria
Ingredients: 600g Chicken Thigh; 200g Green Olives; 2 Carrot; 1 Onion; 2 cloves Garlic; 1/2 tsp Turmeric; A pinch Cinnamon powder; 2 tbsp Lemon juice; A pinch Parsley; 1 tsp Salt; A pinch Black Pepper; 3 tbsp Olive oil; 2 tsp All-purpose flour

Main Dish

⏱ 75 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Chicken and green olives stewed with lemon and spices — a classic Algerian home dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Tajine zitoune means 'olive stew': chicken or meatballs, green olives, and carrots are stewed in a saffron or turmeric sauce, an Algerian home dish. The key is to blanch the olives first to remove their saltiness. The last of the sauce is wiped up with bread.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a weekend family table in Algeria, everyone scoops up the olive-studded chicken stew with torn pieces of bread.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Chicken Thigh 600g
Green Olives 200g
Carrot 2
Onion 1
Garlic 2 cloves
Turmeric 1/2 tsp
Cinnamon powder A pinch
Lemon juice 2 tbsp
Parsley A pinch
Salt 1 tsp
Black Pepper A pinch
Olive oil 3 tbsp
All-purpose flour 2 tsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Blanch the green olives for 5 minutes to remove their saltiness.
Heat olive oil in a pot and sauté the chicken with the chopped onion and garlic.
Add the turmeric, cinnamon, salt, pepper, and 500ml water and simmer 30 minutes.
Add the sliced carrots and simmer 15 minutes.
Add the olives and lemon juice, thicken with flour dissolved in water, and simmer 10 minutes.
Scatter with parsley and serve with bread.

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