Chicken with Olives and Lemon
1/3 cup olive oil
1 large onion, sliced thinly
1 clove minced garlic
1 T parsely, chopped
1 T fresh cilantro, chopped
½ tsp black pepper
1/8 tsp saffron powder
2 ½ lbs cut-up chicken
1 lemon cut in 8 wedges
½ cup green olives
White rice
Heat oil – stir in next 7 ingredients. Add chicken and coat with onion mixture. Top with Lemons. Cover and simmer for 1½ - 2 hours, turning occasionally. Transfer to platter. Over high heat stir remaining liquid till reduced somewhat. Add olives. Serve chicken over rice and spoon liquid over chicken.