Chicken Tagine With Olives And Preserved Lemons

INGREDIENTS

5 cloves

garlic, finely chopped

1/4 tsp

saffron threads, pulverized

1/2 tsp

ground ginger

1 tsp

sweet paprika

1/2 tsp

ground cumin

1/2 tsp

turmeric

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

chicken, cut in 8 to 10 pieces

2 tbsp

extra virgin olive oil

medium onions, sliced thin

cinnamon stick

calamata olives, pitted and halved

cracked green olives, pitted and halved

large or 3 small preserved lemons (sold in specialty food shops)

1 cup

chicken stock

Juice of 1/2 lemon

1 tbsp

chopped flat-leaf parsley