Name: Chicken Basquaise
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1.5kg Chicken; 25g Butter; 6 tblsp Olive Oil; 2 sliced Red Onions; 3 Large Red Pepper; 130g Chorizo; 8 Sun-Dried Tomatoes; 6 cloves sliced Garlic; 300g Basmati Rice; drizzle Tomato Puree; ½ tsp Paprika; 4 Bay Leaves; Handful Thyme; 350ml Chicken Stock; 180g Dry White Wine; 2 Lemons; 100g Black Olives; to serve Salt; to serve Pepper

Chicken

6 servings

962 cal/serving

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Step 2

Prepare chicken joints for cooking

Chicken

Step 3

Heat butter and 3 tbsp olive oil in a flameproof casserole or large frying pan

ButterOlive Oil

Step 4

Brown the chicken pieces in batches on both sides, seasoning with salt and pepper, and transfer to kitchen paper

ChickenSaltPepper

Step 5

Add a little more olive oil and fry the red onions over medium heat until softened (about 10 minutes)

Olive OilRed Onions

Step 6

Add the remaining olive oil and cook the red peppers for about 5 minutes

Olive OilRed Pepper

Step 7

Add chorizo, sun-dried tomatoes and sliced garlic and cook for 2–3 minutes

ChorizoSun-Dried TomatoesGarlic

Step 8

Add the rice and stir to coat in the oil

Basmati Rice

Step 9

Stir in the tomato puree, paprika, bay leaves and chopped thyme

Tomato PureePaprikaBay LeavesThyme

Step 10

Pour in the chicken stock and dry white wine and bring to a gentle simmer

Chicken StockDry White Wine

Step 11

Press the rice into the liquid, place the browned chicken on top, and add lemon wedges and black olives around the chicken

ChickenLemonsBlack Olives

Step 12

Cover and bake in the oven for 50 minutes

Step 13

Check that the rice is cooked with some bite and that chicken juices run clear; if not, bake a further 5 minutes and check again