Kenza's Chicken Couscous From Marakech

Total Time: 2 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 kg couscous
• 250 g sultanas
• parsley (lots)
• 8 red onions
• 4 tomatoes
• 1 whole chicken (or beef)
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 4 teaspoons saffron
• 4 teaspoons ginger
• salt
• 4 teaspoons sugar
• water
• olive oil (for frying)

Recipe

• 1 in a deep saucepan fry in the olive oil 4 onions for about 5-8 minute add pepper and cinnamon stick (snap the stick before placing in pan).
• 2 bring to the boil and then reduce heat.
• 3 add 2 tsp zaffron, and 2 tsp ginger and sugar and mix well.
• 4 add the sultanas, mix and gently simmer for about 30 min (on low heat).
• 5 meanwhile.
• 6 chop the tomatoes and the other 4 onions, clean and quarter the chicken and add to the tomatoes and onions.
• 7 add the other 2 tsp saffron and 2 tsp ginger, 2 ½ pints water and salt. bring to the boil, reduce heat and gently simmer until chicken is cooked.
• 8 in a separate bowl, add the cuscous and salted water. add the water little by little and mix with fingers, until cuscous is damp and not sticking together.
• 9 place cuscous in a steamer (top) and steam until cooked. if needed, add a little more water to couscous while steaming.
• 10 place the cooked cuscous on a dish, add the onion and cinnamon sauce, then the chicken and sauce on top.