Moroccan chicken tagine

…or at least that’s what it was meant to be. I ran out of every second ingredient. I changed the original recipe from Chef at Home and I was forced to make the dish even simpler. Well, I wouldn’t be sharing it with you if it wasn’t worth it. The vegetarian version with chickpeas would also be delicious.

FOR THE SPICE MIX:

1 tbsp cumin

1 tbsp sweet pepper

1 tbsp cardamon

1 tbsp cinnamon

1 tbsp  curry

1 tbsp fresh ginger

3 cloves of garlic

pinch of cayenne pepper

3 tsp olive oil

Mix everything and marinate the chicken

 FOR THE TAGINE:

                             4 x chicken drumsticks

1 cup dried apricots

1 cup dates, pitted

3 x onions, sliced

3 tbsp peanut butter

Salt and pepper

1 cup orange juice

1 cup water

Put all the ingredients in a bigger pot, pour juice and water just to cover the  mix and simmer slowly for about an hour. Serve with fresh corriander and rice.

So, what have I run out of? Apricots, which I replaced with carrots, fresh ginger, dates, onions…pretty much the most important ingredients…somehow, it really was delicious, believe me.