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4 Chicken legs & thighs
Salt & pepper; to taste 1 tb Olive oil
1 lg Onion
1 lb Carrots in 1/2″ slices
2 ts Paprika
1 ts Ground ginger
1/4 ts Tumeric
1/8 ts Cinnamon
1 Lemon; cut in 8 wedges, seed
1 c Chicken broth
2 c Chicken broth
1/2 c Dried currants
1 ts Salt; to taste (opt)
1/8 ts Allspice
1 c Quick-cooking couscous
Chicken: 1. Skin and disjoint the chicken, season with the salt
(if desired)
and the pepper. Heat the oil in a large skillet, preferably one
with a nonstick surface, and brown the chicken on both sides over
medium-high heat. Remove chicken to a platter. 2. Reduce heat to
medium-low, add onions to skillet and sauce for
about 3 minutes. 3. Add the carrots and saute for 2 minutes.
4. Add the paprika, ginger, tumeric and cinnamon and cook
the
mixture for 1 minutes, stirring it. 5. Return chicken and their
juices to skillet, add lemon wedges and
broth. Bring the liquid to a boil, reduce the heat, cover, and
simmer, turning chicken occasionally, for 30 minutes or until it is
cooked through. Couscous: 6. In a medium-size saucepan, combine the
broth, currants, salt (if
desired), and all spice, and bring to a boil. 7. Stir in the
couscous, boil for 2 minutes, remove pan from heat,
cover and let stand for 5 minutes or until the liquid is
absorbed. 8. Serve the chicken and carrots over the couscous,
surrounded by
the lemon wedges.
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