Tagine Chicken with Honey
Kimberly
4-6
10 minutes
30 minutes
Tagine, Meals, Chicken,
A fragrant and warming dish with that little hum of honey. Perfect to cook in bulk and freeze for later. Cook it slow of cook it quick, just choose the right chicken cut for the job.
Ingredients
- 1 large brown onion sliced
- 1kg of chicken drumsticks, thighs or pieces (cooking time will increase for bone-in pieces)
- 2 tablespoons of Secret Spice Co Tagine
- 1 teaspoon of unrefined salt
- 1 tablespoon of honey or a handful of dates or dried apricots
- 1 cup of broth or water
- 1-2 large potatoes, cut in chunks
- 2 large carrots cut in chunks
- 1 cup of organic frozen peas or chick peas
- Extra water or broth to top up
Directions
- Fry the onion in a heavy based pan or tagine over a medium heat
- Add the spices and fry until fragrant
- Place the chicken in the pot and brown off if you have time - coating in the spices
- Add the broth and honey and mix to combine (top up broth to about 5cm)
- Cover and slowly bring to a gentle simmer over about 10 minutes (if using thigh fillets, look at the note below)
- Cook for a further 10 minutes before placing the vegetables around the chicken
- Keep covered for another 20-30 minutes or until the chicken is cooked. (reduce this time if using boneless thighs)
- Don’t allow it to boil dry, add more stock if you need or to your liking
- Serve with quinoa or cauli rice and a tomato and cucumber salad