{"id":58054,"date":"2025-04-21T16:06:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T20:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/?p=58054"},"modified":"2026-04-15T12:49:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T16:49:05","slug":"braised-harissa-chicken-olives-recipes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/braised-harissa-chicken-olives-recipes\/","title":{"rendered":"Harissa Chicken & Olives Recipe From New York Shuk"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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BRAISED CHICKEN & OLIVES WITH HARISSA<\/span>
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If you’re a fan of condiments that use a gentle heat to create flavor (rather than overwhelm you with spice), harissa<\/a> does not disappoint. This North African blend of peppers and spices can be used so many ways, including as a simmer sauce, meat rub, or flavoring for dips and dressings, bringing a subtle, smoky, aromatic kick wherever it goes. We’re going to show you how to make harissa chicken with just one pan on the stovetop.<\/p>\n

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At FreshDirect, we’re fans of the harissa from New York Shuk<\/a>. It’s available both in their signature harissa paste<\/a>, based on a family recipe, as well as a dry spice blend<\/a> that incorporates rose petals for a unique floral flavor. We’re always looking for new ways to use it, so we were super excited when New York Shuk shared a flavor-packed recipe for braised chicken with olives in a harissa-based sauce.<\/p>\n

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\"\"About New York Shuk<\/span>
The co-founders and husband-and-wife team of Ron and Leetal Arazi created New York Shuk as a way to remember and celebrate their treasured family culinary traditions. “Shuk” means “market” in Hebrew, and to them “<\/span>the marketplace represents the center of a community… We try to bring this communal energy, as well as the freshness of a bustling outdoor market to everything we do.<\/a>“<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


Motivated by a desire to share knowledge, skills and inspiration, so home cooks everywhere can bri<\/span>ng Middle Eastern flavors into their everyday meals, they began production in Brooklyn, NY. In addition to harissa, you’ll also find New York Shuk’s za’atar<\/a> and shawarma spice<\/a> on FreshDirect.<\/p>\n

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Their harissa-braised chicken is a perfect example of how with the help of a single, richly-flavored ingredient, you can easily create a dish with multi-layered complexity. Get the recipe below, and shop the ingredients on FreshDirect.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Braised Harissa Chicken with Olives Recipe<\/h2>\n

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What You\u2019ll Need:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 medium onions, sliced
4 medium fresh tomatoes, cut into wedges, or canned tomatoes
3\u20133.5 lb. bone-in chicken thighs, or a mix of thighs and drumsticks
1 cup New York Shuk Harissa<\/a>
1\/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup pitted, chopped green olives, divided
8 cloves garlic, peeled
1\/2 bunch cilantro, chopped (optional)
1\/2 cup water
To serve: rice, mashed potatoes, or crusty bread<\/em><\/p>\n

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Coat a large, unheated pan with the olive oil. Arrange onion slices in an even layer inside the pan. Spread out tomato wedges or canned tomatoes in a layer on top of the onions. Place chicken, New York Shuk harissa, and 1\/2 tsp salt in a large bowl and toss until evenly coated. Add coated chicken to pan. Arrange 1\/2 cup olives, garlic cloves, and optional cilantro around chicken and vegetables. Pour in 1\/2 c water.

Bring the pan to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat, bring to a simmer, and cover. Simmer until chicken is fork-tender and flavors have come together, about 2 hours. Once finished, sprinkled over another 1\/2 c chopped olives. Serve with rice, mashed potatoes, or crusty bread.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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This recipe is a perfect example of how with the help of a single powerhouse ingredient, you can create a dish with satisfying complexity. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69275,"featured_media":58055,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2736,3302,3300,2945,2732],"tags":[3357,3320],"class_list":["post-58054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dinner-recipes-2","category-pantry","category-poultry","category-producer-stories","category-recipes","tag-chicken-recipes","tag-harissa"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58054","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/69275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58054"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58054\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105857,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58054\/revisions\/105857"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58055"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}