Moroccan Chicken

Our family have just returned from a four week camping trip, by camping I really mean glamping. Camper trailer and power every night ... so yes Thermomix came with us. This ensured that I could cook well balanced meals every night with no compromise on nutrition. Also I could prepare the meal, load it in, turn Thermomix on and then proceed to sit back and enjoy the great outdoors (no fear of setting the tent on fire ... husband attempted this week one when he went to fry eggs for breakfast, there was a nylon rope left on the gas stove ... in hindsight quite spectacular).

Cooking whilst camping

One of the meals I made every week was Moroccan Chicken, I had prepackaged the spice mix in zip lock bags before leaving home (knowing that it is a family favourite). It can be cooked in a fry pan, on the BBQ, in a Cobb oven ... anywhere really and every time it is beautiful. When I cook it for the family I leave out the cayenne as the kids are not up to eating spicy food ... too much whinging!!
One week I forgot to buy a lemon so threw in some white vinegar (variation in recipe below) and no one noticed.

Moroccan Chicken

Ingredients

1 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds

1/2 cinnamon stick

1 1/2 teaspoon paprika

1 tsp coriander seeds

1/4 teaspoon cloves

(optional) 1/4 teaspoon cayenne powder

1 teaspoon ginger powder

1 1/2 teaspoon sea salt

2 clove garlic

40g (2Tbl) lemon juice  (or 15g white vinegar and 25g water)

20g (1 Tbl) olive oil

500g chicken thighs, sliced into strips

Method

1. Place all dry spices into dry Thermomix bowl. Grind 1min / 9
2. Pop in 2 garlic cloves. Chop 3sec / 7
3. open lid carefully and scrap down all spice powder.
4. Then add lemon juice and olive oil. Mix 5sec / 2
5. Put in chopped chicken. Mix 30sec / reverse / 2
6. For best results marinate in a covered bowl for 2-3 hours prior to cooking (when camping I cook straight away and still tastes fine)
7. Cook in frypan, on BBQ hotplate, Cobb oven .. whatever works.

Serving Suggestions

Serve chicken with rice and steam vegetables cooked in the Thermomix whilst frying (see photo above)

When cooking in the Cobb oven we bake potatoes whilst frying the chicken and serve with salad.