Moroccan Chicken with Onions (pre-fast Yom Kippur)
DESCRIPTION
This dish is a family tradition eaten as the last meal before the Yom Kippur fast. It is served with lentria (thin egg noodles) and candied eggplant.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 medium-sized chicken (cut up)
- 2 lbs small onions (peeled and sliced crosswise and separated into "rings")
- ½ cup oil
- ½ teaspoon saffron
- ½ teaspoon turmeric
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup sugar
INSTRUCTIONS
- Rinse and dry the chicken. Pour the oil in a pan and lay the chicken pieces in a single layer. Fry until golden brown. Cover chicken pieces with the onions and sprinkle with salt, turmeric and saffron. Cover and cook at low temperature for 35-40 minutes.
- Sprinkle the sugar, cover and simmer again for 15 minutes.
- Pour them into a hot serving platter and serve them immediately.
NUTRITION
Calories: 531kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 25gFat: 38gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 95mgSodium: 289mgPotassium: 465mgFiber: 3gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 181IUVitamin C: 13mgCalcium: 49mgIron: 2mg
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Vivian Katz says
This dish was very good and a great recipe for the prefast meal. Neither I nor my husband had no real hunger pangs the next day. We served it on the Moroccan noodles. Great meal!
npool32 says
Vivian, I'm so happy it came out great for you and your husband! We had the same experience. This year seemed to be an easy fast.
Reina Alfonso says
Delicious recipes I make the chicken with onions, in Tangier, Morocco we call it Almoronia , thank you and Gmar Hatima Tova
npool32 says
Reina, thank you so much. I'll ask my mom (from Rabat) if they called it Almoronia as well. G'mar chatima tovah and chag sameach!
Huguette says
Thank you for this delicious recipe, yes I do make it for the Yom Kippur fast but also during the year as my family loves it.
Thank you so much.
npool32 says
Thank you Huguette. It's one of my favorite ways to eat chicken too!