I love to eat. I also love to cook. When I eat well, I am satisfied and when I cook well, I satisfy others. So it makes sense for me to share successful cooking ideas and recipes with you. This is my first in a series of what I would consider home cooked gourmet food. Not everyday food. I will try to refrain from using measurements (as I try not to do this while cooking) and to keep it simple. Enjoy.
Moroccan Chicken.
This is super-simple. The cinnamon and chicken make for an unlikely duo. Prepare the flatbread while the chicken stews. Serve with Basmati or Jasmine rice.
Season 4-6 chicken thighs with cracked pepper, sea salt, ginger, and cinnamon.
Sear for 4-6 minutes in olive oil. Turn over and add a chopped onion, 3 cloves chopped garlic add enough chicken broth to cover the chicken half-way and allow to boil.
Add green olives, the zest of a lemon and simmer 1 hour until sauce thickens and meat is tender.
Flatbread.
This is an excellent compliment to this and Indian food as well. It also makes a great wood fired pizza crust.
Add a package of yeast, a teaspoon each of salt, sugar, and thyme (or oregano for pizza crust) to 1 cup of whole wheat flour and 3/4 cup of white flour.
Blend in a food processor while adding enough water to just form a ball.
Remove and need until smooth. Lightly coat in olive oil and allow to rise in a warm place for 1 hour.
Beat down and form into small balls. Roll into desired sizes and grill for 3 minutes per side.
Plate the chicken on a bed of rice and top with the thickened sauce.
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MMMM sounds delicious. Although, I would probably just buy the flat bread because who has time make bread. Now that I think about it how do you have time to make bread?
ReplyDeletehi geoff been thinking about making flatbread since ed and i have been eating it at the bars. think i'll try your recipe peg
ReplyDeleteyou can make a nice flat bread in about 30mins whilst this is cooking, so plenty of time. i just mix water flour and a pinch of salt into a dough, leave it to relax a bit, roll it out thinly, Then just fry it in a pan on a high heat. It should puff up, then turn over. Way better and cheaper than shop bought and no real effort or time to the cooking of the main meal.
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