Saffron Chicken Recipes of Morocco

Crocus Sativus, commonly known as Saffron is a major ingredient of the Moroccan cuisine. It also holds medicinal benefits along with dying properties. Taliouine is the famous city in Morocco known for being the preeminent specialist micro producer of Saffron and 4th in the world behind Iran, India, and Greece. This Saffron is widely used in its pure form and a crucial ingredient in the the finest recipes the World over. Most of the Moroccan recipes are incomplete without Saffron. It is known as Za’fron in Arabic language originating from the Arabic word to describe the yellow color it gives to food, it's a delight for everyone. Moroccan cuisine is famous all over the world for its aromatic flavor and delectable taste. 

Don't you want to taste the subtle differences presented by using the finest Moroccan Taliouine grown Saffron? Here is a list of some of our favorite Saffron chicken recipes which are cooked everyday in Morocco.

We sell quality Saffron from Taliouine Morocco! 

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It is an amazing Moroccan traditional chicken dish. It tempts you with its exotic flavor and is best served with Moroccan Rice Pilaf.

Recipe 1: Moroccan Saffron Chicken Along with Saffron Rice

Ingredients

• Chicken, cut into pieces 1
• Onion medium, chopped 2
• Ginger, ground 1 tablespoon
• White pepper, 1 tablespoon
• Cinnamon, 2 sticks
• Saffron threads, crumbles ½ teaspoon for the rice, ½ for the recipe
• Turmeric, 1 teaspoon
• Butter, ¼ cup
• Olive Oil, ¼ cup or Argan Oil
• Fresh cilantro, chopped ¼ cup
• Salt, as per your taste

Directions

• Prepare the Saffron water and then and cook your rice separately
• Mix the entire above mentioned ingredient in a deep bottom pot. Cover and cook it on medium flame, by stirring occasionally for at least one hour or till the chicken is tender.
• Do not add water and check the chicken from time to time to avoid burning.
• Garnish with cilantro/coriander and serve

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This simple but exotic chicken stew renders great taste along with ginger, cinnamon and sweet potatoes. Feathery couscous imbibes the flavored sauce. Yummy

Recipe 2: Moroccan Chicken Stew with Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients:

• All purpose flour, ¼ cup
• Boneless Chicken, 1.5 pounds
• Ground pepper
• Salt as per your taste
• Olive oil,or Argan Oil 2 tbsp
• Onion diced, 1
• Ginger, 1 piece
• Cinnamon Stick, 1
• Sodium Chicken Broth, 1 can
• Sweet potatoes, peeled, 2
• Saffron, 1 pinch
• Lemon Juice, 2 tablespoons
• Couscous 1 cup
• Cilantro/coriander, chopped for Garnish (optional)

Directions

• Place flour in bowl. Marinate chicken with salt, pepper and cover it with flour, removing the excess. In a deep bottomed pan, heat oil. Add chicken till brown, up to 4 to 6 minutes from all sides and drain it on a plate.
• Add onion, cinnamon and ginger to the pan. Stir constantly till onion gets tender. Add broth, sweet potatoes and saffron. Boil it and then simmer, till the sweet potatoes are tender, up to 10 to 15 minutes. Remove ginger and cinnamon. Mix it with lemon juice.
• While stew is simmering, adjust the salt and pepper. Prepare couscous as usual but be sure to add the couscous to the premade saffron water!
• Serve the chicken stew with garnished cilantro and couscous.

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It is a simple and easy side dish of the Moroccan cuisine.

Recipe 3: Saffron Couscous

Ingredients

• Butter, 3 tablespoons
• Saffron threads, crushed 1/8 teaspoon
• Onion, slit, 1
• Salt, 1 teaspoon
• Reduced Sodium chicken stock, 1 cup
• Couscous box, 1.5 cup
• Parsley leaves, chopped, 1/3 cup

Directions:

• In a shallow pan, with a medium flame, melt the full butter. Add saffron to the oil and cook. Keep stirring it for one minute.
• Put onion in the pan and salt and saute. Stir it constantly till the onions turn translucent, for about 7 to 8 minutes
• Add the chicken stock along with a cup of water and bring it to a boil. Add the canned couscous, and stir. Cover the pan and remove it from the flame. Give it a standby time of 5 minutes.
• Fluff couscous with the help of a fork and gently stir to check.
• Garnish it with parsley
• You saffron couscous is ready to be served!

You might be thinking that Morocco is just another country in Africa. However, it is a very vibrant country with a vast history. The history of this mysterious country dates back to the paleolithic age. Morocco has got a vast variety in the cuisine as it has been a part of the Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire before the introduction of Islam.

Taliouine Morocco produces only 2 tons of the Golden Spice Saffron each year so you are getting the good stuff, the true micro batch Saffron. Hope you will start making these tasty Moroccan recipes and in honorary tradition say Subhan Allah!