Chicken Tagine with Apricots and Spiced Pine Nuts

Ingredients

• ¼ cup pine nuts
• ¼ teaspoon turmeric
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon ginger
• 2 cilantro sprigs
• 1 thyme sprig
• 1 2-inch cinnamon stick
• + 15 more ingredients
• • 2 tablespoons blood-orange preserves or bitter-orange marmalade
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 saffron threads
  • ¼ teaspoon sweet paprika
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 6 dried apricots
  • 1 tablespoon cilantro or flat-leaf parsley
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ¼ teaspoon sweet paprika
  • 1 cayenne pepper
  • 1 whole chicken
  • lemon wedges
  • 3 large shallots
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric

Cut out and reserve wings and backbone from chicken. Cut breast in half through bone, then cut off legs and cut to separate into thighs and drumsticks (for a total of 6 serving pieces, not including wings and backbone). Pat chicken pieces dry and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt. Heat 1 tablespoon o...

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