Moroccan Chicken Tagine with Carrots, Onions, Greek Olives and Preserved Lemon
Morocco is credited with inventing the tagine in the 9th century. What is a tagine? It's a vessel with a conical shaped lid which has a hole in the top for venting. Its unique shape cooks what's inside in a way that circulates the flavors while keeping the ingredients very moist and not making them mushy. For years, I wanted a tagine. I know it's not practical. It's a pain to store. I know a covered casserole works almost as well. But I still wanted one. When I saw one pretty enough to sit out on display along with my other oversized ceramic dishes, I asked for it for Christmas. Santa Tom bought it for me at Williams-Sonoma. Fast forward 3 years. It was still sitting in the window, unused. Until now. The results were excellent. My recipe isn't probably an authentic Moroccan chicken tagine. I cobbled together ideas from a few recipes plus my experience with braising chicken. Definitely going to make it again. Very easy to make. The hardest part was find
