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Moroccan Chicken with Eggplants
a wonderful winter-dish, with a rich sauce and a exotic flavour. adapted from a moroccan cookbook.
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Ingredients
- olive oil
- onions
- ground ginger
- ground cinnamon
- roasting chicken
- chicken broth
- fresh parsley
- eggplants
- salt and pepper
Preparation
- 1heat 3 tablespoons oil in a large pot
- 2add the onions and the chicken pieces and fry until chicken is golden
- 3add cinnamon and ginger and fry a few more seconds
- 4add the broth to cover the chicken , 3 cups should be enough
- 5add the parsley and cover the pot
- 6let it simmer at low heat for about 1 hour , until chicken is tender
- 7meanwhile brush the sliced eggplant with the remaining olive oil and grill them in the oven from both sides until soft
- 8after one hour , take the chicken and parsley out of the pot and add the sliced eggplant
- 9mash them with a fork to "melt" with the broth
- 10check for salt and pepper and add the chicken back to the pot
- 11let it heat through and serve with lots of warmed bread to soak up the sauce