CHICKEN-TAGINE-WITH-COUS-COUS

CHICKEN TAGINE WITH COUS COUS
Ingredients
4 Large chicken thighs
1 onion, chopped
4 tablespoons oil
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon ginger
1/4 teaspoon saffron
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tomatoes, chopped
3 carrots, chopped into large batons
2 parsnips, chopped into large batons
2 courgettes, chopped into large batons
1 aubergine, roughly sliced
1 small cabbage, roughly chopped
1/2 kilo cous cous 




 Instructions
1) heat a large pressure cooker/ slow cooker
2) add 4 tablespoons of oil and the chopped onion into the cooker pan.
3) fry the onion in the oil.
4) add the chicken thighs to the pan
5) add the salt, ginger, saffron, cinnamon and stir the ingredients together.
6) add the lid and leave to cook until the chicken turns white in colour
7) add all the vegetables to the pan.
8) add boiling water to the pan so that it just covers the top of the vegetables (about 1/2 to 3/4 the way to the top of the pan)
9) put the pan on a moderate heat and cover with the lid. Leave to cook for 45 minutes.
10) clean the cous cous in cold water, add salt and drain the water from the cous cous.
11) leave the wet cous cous in a bowl until it dries
12)using a cous cous pan/ 2 tier steamer, put 1 pint of water on the hob to boil
13) when the cous cous has dried add a little drop of oil and mix in to stop the cous cous from sticking together
14) once the water has started to boil, add the cous cous to the top section of the pan, place on top of the pan with boiling water and leave for 25 -30 minutes to cook
15) once the cous cous has cooked (it will expand and soften but shouldn't be soggy)take off the heat and stir the cous cous in a bowl.
16) transfer the cous cous to a tagine plate. pour over the jus/gravy from the cooked chicken and vegetables. make a hole in the centre of the cous cous and add the chicken and vegetables.