Moroccan Chicken With Preserved Lemon and Olives Recipe

Ingredients (14)

• 1 whole chicken, skin on or removed, cut into pieces
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil (or a mix of vegetable oil and olive oil; or a mix of oil and butter)
• 2 very large white or yellow onions (1 lb or 1/2 kg), sliced as thinly as possible
• One small handful of fresh cilantro, chopped
• One small handful of fresh parsley, chopped
• 2 or 3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped or pressed
• 2 teaspoons ginger
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon turmeric 
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon saffron threads, crumbled (divided; optional)
• 1/2 to 1 teaspoon smen (Moroccan preserved butter - optional)
• 1 handful green or red olives, or mixed
• 1 preserved lemon, quartered and seeds removed