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Crisp chicken olive tagine

Name: Crisp chicken olive tagine
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 75 min
Ingredients: 8 bone-in chicken thighs; 2 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp ginger powder; 1 cinnamon stick; 2 onions, sliced; 3 cloves garlic; 1 cup green olives, pitted; ½ preserved lemon, chopped; 2 cups chicken stock; Couscous, for serving

Serves 5 servings

Keiko Mori2 min readSep 21, 2026

Ready in ~75 min · around 2:29 PM

A home-cook take on chicken olive tagine — the version that sticks around our table.

Story

Community post 35: preserved lemon and green olives carry the brine in this braise. Brown the chicken deep before the liquid goes in.

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8 bone-in chicken thighs
2 tsp turmeric
1 tsp ginger powder
1 cinnamon stick
2 onions, sliced
3 cloves garlic
1 cup green olives, pitted
½ preserved lemon, chopped
2 cups chicken stock
Couscous, for serving

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Keiko Mori

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Cook, eater, occasional baker in Portland. I publish what actually lands on our table.

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Instructions

Step 1Technique
Season chicken; sear skin-side down in oil until golden. Flip briefly; transfer to a plate.
- 8 bone-in chicken thighs
- 2 cups chicken stock
Step 2Technique
Sweat onions with spices until soft. Add stock, olives, lemon, and chicken. Cover and simmer 40 minutes.
- 8 bone-in chicken thighs
- 2 onions, sliced
- 1 cup green olives, pitted
- ½ preserved lemon, chopped
- 2 cups chicken stock
Step 3Technique
Uncover; reduce sauce until glossy. Rest 10 minutes.
Step 4Technique
Serve over couscous with pan juices.
- Couscous, for serving