Guinea fowl tagine with chickpeas, squash & apricots
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- More effort
- Serves 6
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 guinea fowl, jointed like a chicken (ask your butcher to do this or see our video on how to joint a chicken, in 'Try', below)
- 2 onions, roughly chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 butternut squash or small pumpkin, peeled, deseeded and cut into large chunks
- 1 tbsp ras-el-hanout
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- 1 large cinnamon stick
- small squeeze of clear honey
- large pinch of saffron, soaked in 1 tbsp boiling water
- juice 1 lemon
- 850ml chicken stock
- 400g can chickpea, drained and rinsed
- 200g dried apricot
- small bunch coriander
- couscous or rice, to serve
Method
- STEP 1
Heat the oil in a large, shallow flameproof casserole dish. Season the guinea fowl pieces and brown them – in batches, if necessary – then remove to a plate.
- STEP 2
Fry the onions in the same dish until softened, then add the garlic and squash, cooking for 1-2 mins. Tip in the spices and cook for a few mins before adding the honey, saffron and lemon juice. Pour in the chicken stock and the chickpeas.
- STEP 3
Submerge the guinea fowl pieces in the stock and add the apricots. Cover the dish and simmer everything very gently for 50 mins-1 hr, until the fowl and squash are both tender. Stir through the coriander and serve with couscous or rice.
