I adore fresh garlic and I was so fascinated by the look and flavors of the garlic chicken stir fry at Georgia About that I was determined to “hijack” the recipe, using chicken thighs from the freezer. Waste not, isn’t that right Frugal? 🙂
Because the original recipe was made with chicken breast chunks, I made my tajine a little confusedly but it turned out okay. How could it not with all these good, fresh ingredients?
Dee-licious!
Georgian Inspired Fresh Garlic Chicken Tajine
6 large chicken thighs
2 capsules of saffron
2 tbsp olive oil
4 tbsp butter
1 large fresh, green garlic with about 1 inch of leaves, chopped
2 medium leeks, white and green, sliced
2 onions, halved and sliced
3/4 lb mushrooms, sliced
2 long, green chillies for babies, sliced
1 tbsp red peppercorns
2 bay leaves
3 tbsp white vinegar
Sprinkle the chicken thighs with the saffron, then, in an Emile Henry tajine or stove top to oven casserole, brown them in the olive oil and 2 tablespoons of the butter. Remove and set aside.
Add the remaining 2 tbsp of butter to the tajine and the garlic, leeks and onions. Cook with cover on for 15 minutes on a low flame. Cover off, add the mushrooms and chillies, stir frying until the mushrooms release their water.
Stir in the peppercorns, bay leaves and vinegar. Stir in the chicken thighs, then turn the thighs skin side up and roast in an 400 F oven for 20 minutes with top on. Take off the top and continue to roast an additional 10 minutes.
It seems really yummy, I will use this recipe!! 🙂
Thank you alife and good luck with the recipe.
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yummmm.
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Thank you Ram.
yumm!
i love a whole lotta garlic so this sounds right up my alley 🙂
A whole lot of garlic is always a good thing 🙂
I bet that’s delicious with the garlic, chilli and saffron 🙂
The Georgians are very good at using the bounty of flavors and ingredients in their country. I love them 🙂
What a beautiful looking meal ! And I’m sure it tastes as good as it looks!!
Thank you Cecile. It did.
YUM! I really love fresh garlic but always use it raw. I thought that the delicate flavour would get lost in a slow cooked dish, seems I was wrong. Next time I get my hands on a fresh bulb I am going to try this.
No, fresh garlic doesn’t get lost at all! There is an elegance to the flavor!
Looks delicious!
Thank you Jess.
Do you have any tips for purchasing saffron at a cheaper price? A few threads cost so much…
Saffron is expensive. No tips.
Looks very delicious!
Thank you firefly.
Hell yeah sister. This looks and sounds the business!!! I love what you’ve done there
Thank you food. Yeah 🙂
Another cracker Rosemary.
Thank you Conor.
The fresh garlic looks lovely. Never seen it on sale over here. Will have to forage perhaps? Great recipe.
Thank you. I’d never seen it before coming to France but we must have it in the U.S. ?
Also – saffron capsules. I don’t think ee have those in the uk
Also – saffron capsules. I don’t think we those in the uk. Tips from Brits please?
Saffron is also sold in threads.
Looks delicious!
Thank you Morkrum.
Reblogged this on Kikis de la Creme ~ Mexico-Germany-USA and commented:
Delicious!!!
Thank you Kikis.
You are welcome 🙂 ! Greetings
Wonderful photos, as always. Your recipe looks great – adding saffron was inspired!
Thank you. I didn’t have marigold 🙁
Garlic, chilies and saffron…how could you tajine be anything but delicious.
When I saw the recipe I knew it would taste good. As you said…
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