Chicken with dates and lemon
This is an original recipe from Nothing Fancy. A really nice cookbook, but the book not considering specific allergies and that's fine for inspiration. I have made this with whole chicken, thighs with skin and bone or with chicken breasts. Lately, I keep reverting to my favorite version, which is chicken thighs without skin or bones. It's easy and really juicy.
Method
- 1
Heat your oven 200 degrees
- 2
Prepare the chicken pieces, salt and pepper well.
- 3
In your oven prrof carrole (dutch oven for example), brown the chicken pieces 3-5 minutes
- 4
Add the lemon and onion, move the chciken around, so you can caramelise the lemon slices a bit at the bottom.
- 5
Add chiliflakes, oregano, dates and your stock the pot. Make sure it boils, then add the lid and transfer to the oven for 15 minutes.
- 6
Remove the lad for another 5-10 minutes to reduce the sauce a bit
- 7
Add additional oregano, move to a serving dish and add the figs
Good to know
I often make this recipe with a mix of chicken thighs and breast for guests and serve with my oven roasted potatoes or root vegetables for lunch. I then prepare everything including step 4 beforehand (but only 10 minutes in the oven and then just heat another 15 minutes until really hot in the oven just before serving.
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