With holiday on the menu, you can learn to cook delicious Moroccan cuisine in the heart of Marrakech. Here’s our favourite and simple tagine recipe for you to try out. There’s plenty more at www.holidayonthemenu.com

Ingredients:

• Chicken
• lemon juice
• onion
• garlic
• coriander leaves
• cup of olive oil
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp ginger
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1/2 preserved lemon
Salt to taste




Method:
Joint a chicken and marinade in lemon juice for 15 minutes. Put it in the bottom of a casserole dish with finely chopped onion, garlic and chopped coriander. Add a small cup of olive oil and a teaspoon each of black pepper, ginger, paprika and turmeric plus half a preserved lemon, sliced finely. Add water (about a cup).

Cook over charcoal or a very low gas for about 2 hours, adding more liquid if needed. Add salt to taste after cooking only, as preserved lemon is salted.