The best roast chicken legs or thighs
The best roast chicken legs or thighs
Course: Recipes, MainWhen it comes to chicken, we are big fans of a whole chicken, or for an easy mid week meal, chicken breast. But this recipe is a revelation. Again, it’s from Ottolenghi, whose recipes I love!
INGREDIENTS
8 chicken legs or thighs
5 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tbsp fresh oregano
3 tbsp red wine vinegar
3 tbsp olive oil
100g pitted green olives
60g capers
120g dates
2 bay leaves
120ml dry white wine
1 tbsp date syrup (or use treacle or brown sugar if you don’t have this)
salt and pepper
Directions
- Place the chicken in a large bowl, and mix in all the ingredients apart from the wine wine and the date syrup.
Allow it to marinate in the fridge for 1 – 2 days, stirring from time to time. If you don’t have time to marinade, don’t panic – just let it sit with the marinade ingredients for as long as you can. - When ready to cook, set the oven to 180 degrees.
- Spread the chicken legs out on a high sided baking tray. Whisk together the wine and date syrup, and pour over the meat.
Cook for 50 minutes, basting 2 – 3 times, until the meat is golden-brown on top and cooked through (always check with a skewer for clear juices if you are concerned). - Remove from the oven, transfer everything to a large platter and sprinkle over some fresh oregano.
- I served this with turmeric roasted cauliflower, roasted zucchini and some blanched broccoli.
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