Moroccan cuisine with chef Mama, “Chez Mama” in Saint-Perdon

In Saint-Perdon in her kitchens, chef Mama prepares all your tajines, couscous, traditional Moroccan dishes and other oriental pastries to order. All you have to do is call him before going to pick up your little dish! Mama is well known for her traditional cuisine, making couscous, for example, is out of the question if it’s not done according to the rules. She weighs everything and cooks to the nearest milligram otherwise, she says, the recipes are not respected.
Consider using his services for your family meals, all you have to do is set the table.

Chicken Angel Hair for Easter

For the Easter holidays Mama gives us her recipe for “Chicken angel hair”

To make this recipe for 4 people you will need:

• 400g angel hair
• 4 skinless chicken thighs
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion, sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, grated
• 1/2 tsp tomato sauce
• 1 tsp ras el-hanout
• 1/2 tsp fine salt
• 2 sprigs of parsley
• 1 lira cold water

For decoration:

• 100g almonds (reserve 6 whole almonds)
• 100 g shelled peanuts, roasted and crushed
• 100 g grapes
• cinnamon powder

In a pot, put some oil to heat, add the chicken thighs and brown them. Add the garlic, onion, tomato sauce, spices, parsley and water then cook for 20 minutes. At the end of cooking, taste and add salt and spices according to your taste. Boil again for 5 minutes.
Remove the chicken thighs, shred them and set them aside.

Steaming angel hair in a couscoussier:
Put 400 g of angel hair in a container, add 1 tbsp of sunflower oil to coat them well and 2 tbsp of fresh water. Boil 2 liters of water in the bottom of the couscoussier and place the angel hair in the colander then steam for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes of cooking, place in a large container, add 2 tbsp of fresh water, leave to stand for 5 minutes then add 2 pinches of fine salt. Renew the cooking 3 times, each time you have to separate the pasta between them and cool them completely. On the third cooking, add 20 g of butter and a tbsp of icing sugar.

For dressing:
In a serving dish, for a nice presentation, place half of the angel hair and add the chicken on top, distributing it evenly. Add the crushed almonds and peanuts, to finish add the other half of the angel hair.
Sprinkle with raisins, whole almonds and ground cinnamon. It’s up to you to choose your decoration, you can add walnut kernels, dates and quail eggs to represent Easter.

For your orders Mama is available at 06 07 78 86 38.