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Smoked paprika chicken

6
6
6
SmartPoints® value per serving
Total Time
1 hr 55 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
1 hr 40 min
Serves
6
Difficulty
Moderate
This slow-cooked chicken dish is perfumed with saffron and Sicilian olives to create a bright, healthy meal bursting with flavour

Ingredients

Olive oil

1 tbs

Skinless chicken thigh

600 g, (1.5kg chicken thigh cutlets), skin removed, fat t

Dried saffron

¼ tsp

Red onion

1 medium, thinly sliced

Garlic

3 clove(s), thinly sliced

Ground paprika

2 tsp, (smoked)

Sherry, dry

¼ cup(s)

Canned diced tomatoes

400 g

Chicken stock

1 cup(s)

Green olives, drained

100 g, (Sicilian)

Cornflour

2 tsp

Capsicum, red, boiled or steamed

150 g, (roasted), thickly sliced

Honey

1 tbs

Fresh flat-leaf parsley

½ cup(s), coarsley chopped

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C or 160°C fan-forced. Heat half the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over high heat. Cook chicken, in batches, turning, for 5 minutes or until browned. Transfer chicken to a large ovenproof casserole dish.
  2. Place saffron in a small bowl. Add 2 tablespoons water and set aside to soak for 5 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, heat remaining oil in same pan over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until softened. Add garlic and paprika and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add saffron liquid and sherry and cook for 2 minutes. Add tomatoes, stock and olives and bring to the boil.
  4. Pour onion mixture over chicken in dish. Bake, covered, for 1 hour. Blend cornflour with 2 tablespoons water in a small bowl. Stir cornflour mixture into casserole with capsicum and honey. Bake, uncovered, for 15 minutes or until sauce is slightly thickened. Stir sauce around chicken. Serve sprinkled with parsley.

Notes

SERVING SUGGESTION: Salad of fresh rocket leaves and halved cherry tomatoes, plus steamed desiree potatoes.Sicilian olives are large green olives with a mild, buttery flavour. They are available from the deli counter of some supermarkets or from gourmet food stores.

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