Spanish Chicken With Oranges & Olives
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
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8 pieces chicken
- Serves:
- 4-5
ingredients
- 1 whole chicken, cut into pieces
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup shallot, sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 cup madeira wine (a sweet Spanish wine)
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1⁄2 cup orange juice
- 1 orange, rind of, grated
- 1 orange, cut into 6 wedges (leave peel on)
- 1⁄2 cup large Spanish olives, brined
- 1 tablespoon honey
directions
- Preheat oven to 425°F Heat oil in a large oven-proof skillet over high heat.
- Sprinkle chicken pieces with salt and pepper and brown in oil until skin is crisp, about 6 minutes per side.
- Transfer chicken to a plate and reduce heat to medium. Drain all but 2 Tbsp drippings from skillet.
- Add shallots and cook, stirring, until beginning to brown. Add garlic and stir for 30 seconds.
- Add sherry, boil until reduced by half. Then add chicken broth, orange juice and grated rind. Boil one more minute.
- Return chicken pieces to pan, skin side up. Arrange orange wedges and olives around chicken, and place some shallots atop the ckicken.
- Bake uncovered for about 20 minutes, until done through.
- Place chicken on a platter. Bring juices to a boil on the stove and stir in the honey, to thicken, about 5 minutes.
- Pour the sauce, oranges, olives, and shallots over the chicken and serve.
- Great with rice or cous-cous and lightly sauteed greens.
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Reviews
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I wasn't able to make this exactly as written, but as good as it was with my changes, I'm sure the true recipe is even better. I thought I had olives, but didn't so substituted capers. I also didn't have shallots so used an onion. In spite of my substitutions, it was a delicious dish and I will be trying it again as written very soon. Many thanks!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
TinyBubbles
La Porte, 53
I live in the Midwest with my husband, cat and two dogs in the 1890's home we have restored. Our favorite spot is the front porch on long summer Sundays, sipping wine and nibbling my latest creation. When not at home, we're off traveling the world, sampling wine and food wherever we go!
<br>(although our list of want-to-go destinations still outnumbers the places we've been!) We love to entertain our friends and family and share good food, drink, and great conversation well into the night!
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<br>I have run my own catering business for the last 8 years or so, and have also worked as an ESL tutor and 911 Dispatcher.