Name: Spice up your life with these Moroccan chicken drumsticks
Cook time: 70 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tsp crushed garlic; 2 tsp grated ginger; 1 tsp ground turmeric; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 2 tsp ground cumin; 2 tsp ground coriander; 8 large chicken drumsticks; ½ cup plain flour, seasoned; 1 onion, sliced; 1 lemon, halved, thinly sliced; 1 ½ cups chicken stock; ½ cup chopped dried apricots; ½ cup feta-stuffed green olives

Spice up your life with these Moroccan chicken drumsticks

Bring some Northern African flavour to dinner with this tasty chicken casserole that's packed with spices and flavour.

Serves 4

Cook

1H 10M

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Take a trip to Morocco with this tasty chicken casserole which is high in protein and packed with spices and flavour.

Ingredients

2 tsp crushed garlic

2 tsp grated ginger

1 tsp ground turmeric

1 tsp smoked paprika

2 tsp ground cumin

2 tsp ground coriander

8 large chicken drumsticks

½ cup plain flour, seasoned

1 onion, sliced

1 lemon, halved, thinly sliced

1 ½ cups chicken stock

½ cup chopped dried apricots

½ cup feta-stuffed green olives

Method

1.Combine the garlic, ginger and spices in a bowl. Add chicken and rub in mixture to coat. Cover and chill for 15 min, longer if time permits.

2.Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan forced). Lightly grease a 10-cup capacity ovenproof casserole dish.Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Dust chicken in the flour. Add to pan and cook for 3-4 min or until browned all over. Transfer to casserole dish. Set aside.

Add onions to pan and cook for 5 min. Add lemon slices and cook 1 min. Spoon onions and lemon over the chicken. Add stock to casserole dish and sprinkle with apricots and olives. Cover dish with foil and bake for 1 hr 10 min or until chicken is cooked through. Serve drumsticks with juices over cooked couscous or brown rice. Garnish with fresh coriander if desired.