easy crock pot moroccan chicken chickpea and apricot tagine

🥘 Ingredients

• • boneless skinless chicken breasts
• • flour
• • onions
• • garlic cloves
• • extra virgin olive oil
• • fresh gingerroot
• • dried apricots
• • tomato paste
• • chopped tomatoes
• • chickpeas
• • honey
• • chicken stock
• • saffron
• • ras el hanout spice mix
• • ground coriander
• • ground cinnamon
• • ground cumin
• • cayenne pepper
• • salt and black pepper
• • fresh coriander
• • carrots
• • preserved lemon
• • harissa

📝 Instructions

1. 1 please
2. 2 heat up olive oil in a frying pan / skillet & saute chopped onions & garlic for 5-10 minutes
3. 3 add chicken stock & gradually mix in flour or cornflour until well mixed & not lumpy
4. 4 add honey & tomato paste & mix well
5. 5 add herbs , spices & finely chopped ginger with salt & pepper to taste
6. 6 finally add tinned tomatoes & mix well
7. 7 pour the above tomato , onion & spice mix into slow cooker or tagine
8. 8 add chicken & chickpeas & mix well
9. 9 add dried apricots making sure they are covered by juice
10. 10 give it a gentle but good stir to mix everything together well
11. 11 crock pot or slow cooker - cook on high for about 3 to 4 hours or automatic with keep warm facility for up to 8 hours
12. 12 if cooking in a traditional tagine , do as above & cook slowly over gas or barbeque for about 2-3 hours
13. 13 electric tagine cooking - same as the slowcooker
14. 14 if you need to thicken it up towards the end of the cooking time , add cornflour which has been mixed with a little water & add to the tagine - mix well
15. 15 serve with freshly chopped coriander / cilantro sprinked on top & either with couscous , rice , fresh flat bread , pitta bread or salads
16. 16 it is also good served with fluffy pureed or mashed potatoes & pasta
17. 17 preserved lemons make a great addition , add them when you add the apricots and carrots