Chicken Marbella Ottolenghi-style

Name: Chicken Marbella Ottolenghi-style
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 6 people
Ingredients: 6 chicken thighs, breasts or drumsticks; 4 garlic cloves; ¾ cup fresh cilantro leaves; 3 tablespoon red wine vinegar; 3 tablespoon olive oil; 1 cup pitted green olives; 5 tablespoon capers; 1 cup Natural Delights Medjool Dates; 2 bay leaves; 2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon black pepper; ½ cup dry red wine; 2 large sweet potatoes or 4 small; 2 TBs date molasses

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Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Additional Time
2 hrs
Total Time
3 hrs
Servings
6 people
Calories
509 kcal
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Middle Eastern, Israeli

Chicken Marbella Ottolenghi-style

Ethan Patterson

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Can be marinated for up to 2 days, or cooked straightaway. If cooking straightaway, rub chicken with 1 teaspoon of salt and pepper instead of placing those in the marinade. Adapted from Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins’s The Silver Palate, and Yotam Ottolenghi's Simple.

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Ingredients

Servings

6 chicken thighs, breasts or drumsticks skin on and bone-in, scored a few times
4 garlic cloves crushed
¾ cup fresh cilantro leaves chopped plus more for serving
3 tablespoon red wine vinegar
3 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup pitted green olives
5 tablespoon capers plus 2 tablespoon of their brine
1 cup Natural Delights Medjool Dates pitted and quartered lengthwise (equal to 7 individual dates or 120g)
2 bay leaves
2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
½ cup dry red wine (120ml)
2 large sweet potatoes or 4 small cut into wedges
2 TBs date molasses can be replaced with pomegranate molasses, regular molasses or maple syrup

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Instructions

Prepare a large baking pan or baking sheet by covering it with parchment paper.
If you have time to marinate the chicken, place chicken pieces in a large bowl and add the garlic, cilantro, vinegar, oil, olives, capers, Medjool dates, bay leaves, 1 teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon black pepper. If you are cooking the chicken straightaway, then rub the chicken with the salt and pepper prior to placing it in the marinade of garlic, cilantro, vinegar, oil, olives, capers, dates and bay leaves. Stir everything to combine, cover the bowl and let the chicken marinate for at least 2 hours, and up to two days.
Preheat the oven to 400°F.
Spread out the sweet potatoes along the sides of the baking sheet. Arrange chicken thighs, along with all the marinade ingredients, letting it overlap with the sweet potatoes. Whisk together the wine and molasses and pour over the meat. Drizzle sweet potatoes with 3-4 TBs of olive oil and sprinkle generously with 1 teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon pepper.
Place Ottolenghi Chicken Marbella with dates in the oven and cook for 50 minutes, basting two or three times, until the meat is golden brown on top and cooked through.
Remove tray from the oven, transfer chicken, sweet potatoes and everything else to a large platter, sprinkle with some fresh cilantro, and serve.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 509kcal (25%) Carbohydrates 36g (12%) Protein 50g (100%) Fat 16g (25%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 145mg (48%) Sodium 1616mg (67%) Potassium 1299mg (37%) Fiber 5g (20%) Sugar 20g (40%) Vitamin A 11028IU (221%) Vitamin C 6mg (7%) Calcium 72mg (7%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 509 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories	509kcal	25%
Carbohydrates	36g	12%
Protein	50g	100%
Fat	16g	25%
Saturated Fat	3g	15%
Trans Fat	1g	50%
Cholesterol	145mg	48%
Sodium	1616mg	67%
Potassium	1299mg	28%
Fiber	5g	20%
Sugar	20g	40%
Vitamin A	11028IU	221%
Vitamin C	6mg	7%
Calcium	72mg	7%
Iron	2mg	11%