Chicken with lemon & olives

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• jennie

  07 November 2007

  jennie rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I put the recommended amount of lemon for 2 servings (half a lemon) the sauce was so bitter we couldn't eat it. Preserved lemons might be the key or not adding as much.

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• Mezz

  09 December 2007

  Mezz rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Rather than use lemon (based on Jennie's experience), I used lime chopped in to very thin wedge instead. This resulted in a sweeter sauce which blended well with the red onion and olives.

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• echtlekker

  28 January 2008

  echtlekker commented on this recipe

  I used only a quarter of a lemon and this worked well too. I found the onion and garlic a bit one sided and am going to try with some different vegetables.

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• Kiwi Judi

  01 February 2008

  Kiwi Judi commented on this recipe

  I would like to ask BBC when they say tested, does this mean only with the original ingredient preserved lemons? Because if not, then that explains everyone's comment about real lemons not being balanced. Cheers

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• Chris

  11 October 2008

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  This was good but it could have done with more flavour. I shall try it again using more lemon. I used a preserved lemon and really didn't find the flavour came through. I shall use more onion and garlic too.

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• vjohan

  07 May 2009

  vjohan commented on this recipe

  I used half an real lemon and veg stock instead of wine, and it turned out delicious. Will make this again.

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• eonk

  28 June 2009

  eonk commented on this recipe

  Having lived in Marrakech for a while...you most definitley need to use preserved lemons..its worth findind a large jar and preserving the lemons yourself if you love this recipie.

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  31 October 2010

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• KnittedPenguin

  09 February 2012

  KnittedPenguin rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Well I followed this recipe to the letter except for using fresh lemon and found the onions and garlic were undercooked at the end even after the bubbling up stage. So I removed the olives and lemon bits and liquidised the sauce and kept it bubbling .... it turned out pink because of the red onions and looked like it had raw liver in it! Plus it was still had a very strong onion and garlic flavour and my husband refused to eat it! :(

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• hlnharrison

  07 June 2012

  hlnharrison rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I made this exactly as per the recipe using a fresh lemon and it was really good. I think the key to success may be slicing the lemons very thinly. I served this with crushed olive oil potatoes and red peppers stuffed with garlic, cherry tomatoes and anchovies then roasted. Easy midweek informal entertaining.

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Ingredients

• 2 red onions , cut into 8 wedges
• 6 garlic cloves , unpeeled
• 1 small preserved lemon , pulp removed and shredded or 1 lemon cut into thin wedges
• 250ml white wine
• 8 pieces of chicken , a mixture of thighs, drumsticks and breasts (on the bone if possible)
• olive oil
• 100g pitted green olives , drained
• a small bunch flat-leaf parsley , roughly chopped

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Serves 4

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Ready in 1 hour 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 red onions , cut into 8 wedges
• 6 garlic cloves , unpeeled
• 1 small preserved lemon , pulp removed and shredded or 1 lemon cut into thin wedges
• 250ml white wine
• 8 pieces of chicken , a mixture of thighs, drumsticks and breasts (on the bone if possible)
• olive oil
• 100g pitted green olives , drained
• a small bunch flat-leaf parsley , roughly chopped

Per serving

502 kcalories, protein 40.8g, carbohydrate 8.7g, fat 31.8 g, saturated fat 8.5g, fibre 1.9g, salt 2.18 g

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