Chicken Stew With Olives

From time to time, I like to try new recipes, especially when I want to make chicken. A friend of mine who lives in a village, invited me once for lunch. And among the food she prepared, she made this chicken stew with olives as a main dish which we enjoyed a lot. I took the recipe and tried it at home. It was so good and so I decided to share the recipe with you today.

Ingredients:

• 1 whole chicken for about 1.5 kilo
• 1 bunch fresh coriander, finely chopped
• 1 bunch fresh parsley, finely chopped
• 3 or 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon saffron
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• juice of one lemon
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• about 10 baby onions
• 1 cup black olives, seed removed and sliced

Preparation:

• Mix the coriander, parsley, garlic, salt, pepper, saffron, turmeric, basil, lemon and marinate the chicken with this mixture for around 10 minutes
• Heat the oil in a pot and fry the chicken from all sides until it becomes golden
• Add the onion and the olives, cover the chicken with about 4 cups of water and let it cook on a medium heat, when the water starts boiling, reduce the fire, cover the pot and let it cook until the chicken softens (to save time you can use a pressure cooker)
• When cooked, place the chicken in a plate with all the vegetables with olives around
• You can drain the remaining water and use it to cook rice with this stock, the rice will be flavorful

ET VOILA..C’EST TOUT..