Title: Poached Chicken with Vegetables, Coriander And Saffron Cous
Categories: February 19
Yield: 1 servings

------------------------------FOR THE CHICKEN------------------------------
3/4 lb Boneless skinless chicken
-breast; halved
1/4 ts Ground cumin
1/4 ts Ground ginger
1/4 ts Salt
1 Garlic clove; minced
1 tb Olive oil
1 Onion; chopped
2 Garlic cloves; minced
3 tb Olive oil
1/2 ts Ground ginger
1/4 ts Crumbled saffron threads
2 c Chicken broth
3 tb Chopped fresh coriander
3 tb Chopped fresh flat-leafed
-parsley leaves
1 Carrot; cut crosswise into
; 1/4-inch slices
1 Zucchini; halved lengthwise
; and cut crosswise
; into 1/3-inch
; slices
1 tb Nicoise olives
Saffron couscous

------------------------------FOR THE COUSCOUS------------------------------
1/4 ts Crumbled saffron threads
3/4 c Chicken broth
1 tb Olive oil
1/2 c Couscous

Prepare the chicken:

In a shallow dish sprinkle the chicken with the cumin, the ginger, the
salt, and the garlic, drizzle it with the oil, and rub it all over to coat
it well. Chill the chicken, covered, for at least 1 hour or overnight.

In a heavy saucepan cook the onion and the garlic in the oil over
moderately low heat, stirring, until they are softened, stir in the ginger
and the saffron, and cook the mixture for 30 seconds. Add the broth and 2
tablespoons each of the coriander and the parsley, bring the mixture to a
boil, and simmer it for 10 minutes. Add the chicken and the carrot and
poach the chicken, covered, for 10 minutes. Turn the chicken, add the
zucchini, and cook the mixture, covered, for 10 minutes, or until the
chicken is cooked through. Transfer the chicken with tongs to a cutting
board and let it stand for 5 minutes. While the chicken is standing, add
the olives and the remaining 1 tablespoon each of the coriander and the
parsley to the pan, bring the liquid to a boil, and boil the mixture for 2
minutes.

Prepare the couscous:

Put the saffron in a small dish, set the dish on a rack set over a saucepan
of the broth and 3/4 cup water, and bring the liquid to a boil. Heat the
saffron for 1 minute, crumble it into the broth, and add the oil. Stir in
the couscous, remove the pan from the heat, and let the couscous stand,
covered, for 5 minutes. Fluff the couscous with a fork before serving.

Slice the chicken, divide it between 2 plates with the couscous, and spoon
the vegetable mixture over it.

Serves 2.

Gourmet February 1991

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