Tajine a la Anna II

Ingredients:

-Pears
-Chicken breast
- 2 Zucchinis/ corgettes
- 2 stalks celery
-1/4 onion
-small handful of raisins
- Vegetable oil
- Salt and pepper
- ground ginger
-turmeric
-cayenne pepper
-Lemon Thyme

Sauce;
-tomatoes
-1/4 onion
- 3 cloves fresh garlic
- 1 tablespoon oregano/thyme

Directions:
1. Put a bit of vegetable oil and S&P in the base of the tagine. Peel and slice pears and line the tagine with a layer of them.
2. Rest the chicken breast on the bed of pears.
3. Peel zucchinis, cut in quarters length-wise.
4. Slice celery in the same manner.
5. Slice 1/4 onion
6. Arrange onions on top of chicken
7. Arrange zucchinis and celery on top like this or this to fit the conical shape of the tajine.
8. Add raisins on top, Sprinkle S&P

9. Make sauce by blending ingredients in a food processor. (does not have to be a perfect puree)

10. Pour sauce over tajine
11. Sprinkle ginger, turmeric, cayenne pepper over everything.
12. Put some Lemon Thyme leaves on top. Add S&P.
13. Cover tagine and place over low heat for approximately 2 hours. Displace top slightly to let excess steam/liquid escape.
14. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil before serving.
15. Serve with fresh baked bread.