Quick Moroccan Chicken

ingredients:

• 4 chicken breasts 
• 2 tablespoons "ras el hanout"
•  tomato
•  oil 
• salt

preparation:

Cut the chicken into strips and fry in oil. When they start to brown, add the ras el hanout, 1 cup water and 2 teaspoons of tomato paste.


Cook for 15 minutes covered by monitoring. Adding water or broth if necessary. The result should not be too dry. Saler.

Finally ... I often accompany the meat with a tin of vegetable couscous and couscous. Simple.

     For 4 people:
     Preparation time: 10 minutes
     Cooking time: 15 minutes
     Waiting: 0 min
     Total time: 25 minutes



Ras El Hanout is a complex, aromatic Moroccan spice blend. Most recipes include cardamom, nutmeg, anise, mace, cinnamon, ginger, various peppers, and turmeric, but 30 or more ingredients might be used. Typically prepared by grinding together whole spices, dried roots and leaves, this recipe keeps things simple by using ground spices.
Ras El Hanout's literal translation from Arabic is “head of the shop," implying that it's "the best (or top) of the shop." While some Moroccans use it in daily cooking, others reserve it for specialty dishes. (www.about.com)