Top 3 Maghrebi Poultry Dishes

Rfissa is a traditional dish of stewed chicken pieces, onions, and lentils served over shredded msemmen, old bread, or trid pastry. The full list of ingredients is as follows: chicken, onions, saffron, ginger, lentils, msemmen, fenugreek seeds, and ras el hanout. The dish is traditionally served on the third day after the birth of a child or for similar festive occasions. It's typically consumed by a group of people gathering around the large dish, and each person then eats from his side of the platter.Expand

As the name suggests, the star ingredient in this traditional Moroccan dish is chicken, preferably bone-in chicken cuts such as legs, thighs, or drumsticks. Like other tajine dishes, this chicken variety is also prepared in the eponymous conical cooking vessel. The meat is neatly arranged with various vegetables such as onions, carrots, tomatoes, or potatoes, and the whole dish is usually seasoned with cumin, saffron, parsley, or coriander. Typical variations also may include preserved lemons, olives, almonds, or apricots. Chicken tajine is usually served with bread on the side.Expand

Tajine zitoune is a traditional dish made with a combination of chicken pieces, olives, onions, carrots, mushrooms, thyme, bay leaves, lemon juice, and saffron or turmeric. The olives are blanched and dried, while at the same time, the chicken is browned with onions and spices. The meat is cooked in water with vegetables, mushrooms, and olives, and the combination is simmered until tender. Near the end of cooking, flour and lemon juice are mixed in and poured over the chicken. The dish is usually cooked in a tagine, and it is recommended to garnish it with cilantro and serve it hot with saffron rice on the side.Expand