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Chicken Maraq

Chicken Maraq recipe from Oman

Our fictional trip around The World for £4 or less took us to Oman last night. This was one of our favourite recipes so far, with a new ingredient for us - Black Limes! These are dry preserved Limes which I found in the local Halal Continental shop. We only actually needed 2 but ended up with 500g. I can see these sneaking into all sorts of dishes. They really pack a citrus punch!
 
Ingredients:-
 
½ a small Chicken cut into portions – Drummer, thigh, wing, breast cubed etc.
A large knob of Butter or Margarine
1 Onion, chopped
2 cloves of Garlic, minced
Omani Spices (See below)
¼ of a tube of Tomato Paste
3 large Tomatoes, chopped
2 Black Limes, cut in half
1250 ml of Chicken Stock (We had our own in the fridge from the Chicken carcass Sue rended down a while ago – But Stock cubes are cool)
3 medium Potatoes, peeled and cubed
 
Omani Spices 
 
Ingredients:-
 
1 handful of chopped Coriander
Cumin
Cinamon
Black Pepper
Cloves
Turmeric
½ tsp of each dried ingredient.
 
Method:-
 
(1) Fry the Onion in the Butter / Margarine until golden and softened.
(2) Add the Chicken pieces and cook for a further 5 minutes.
(3) Add the Garlic, Omani Spices, Tomato Paste, chopped Tomatoes and Black Limes.
(4) Add the Chicken Stock and stir for 2 minutes.
(5) Add more water if the sauce seem too thick, but you are aiming for quite a thick sauce.
(6) Bring to the boil them simmer for 15 minutes.
(7) Add the Potato and simmer for a further 20 minutes until the Potato is softened but not breaking down.
 
We enjoyed ours with hand made Gluten free flat breads (Recipe Here), Turmeric Rice and a sprinkling of chopped Coriander to add a bit of colour. 
 

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Slow Cooker Herby Turkey



A Turkey Thigh and Drummer is presently £3 down from £4.75 and there are realistically 4 meals or more in a pack of all 3 for us. So Sue’s been playing with recipes!

Ingredients:-

1 Large Turkey thigh
3 cloves of Garlic, cut in halves
2 Sprigs of fresh Rosemary
1 Tsp dries Thyme
1 Tsp dried Sage
1 Tsp dried Rosemary
1 Tbls chopped fresh Parsley
Salt & Pepper
Garlic and Herb Butter
1 large Onion, chunky
2 slices of Lemon
Oil

Method:-

(1) Lay the Onion and Garlic with a drizzly of Oil in the slow cooker Pot.
(2) Place the fresh Rosemary on top.
(3) Sprinkle this with the herbs and seasoning.
(4) Lay the sliced Lemon on top.
(5) Pat the Turkey dry with kitchen roll then rub the Garlic Butter all over and season with Salt & Pepper and additional herbs.
(6) Set to cook on high for 4 hours.
(7) After 4 hours remove from the pot and place on a baking dish.
(8) Rub with extra Garlic butter and Salt & Pepper.
(9) Roast at 180C for about 20 minutes to crisp the skin.

Serve with seasonal vegetables of your choice. We had Carrots, Red Cabbage and Bell Peppers, roast Spuds etc.

 

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