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Matt Preston’s Spanish chicken chorizo bake

Name: Matt Preston's Spanish chicken chorizo bake recipe
Ingredients: 2 x 110g dried chorizo, thickly sliced; 8 bone-in chicken thighs (skin on); 2 red onions, cut into wedges; 2 red capsicums, seeds removed, cut into wedges; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; Pinch saffron threads; ¾ cup (185ml) sweet sherry; 2 x 400g cans whole tomatoes; 1 cup (250ml) chicken stock; ¼ cup (60ml) sherry vinegar (from delis); 1 tsp smoked paprika (pimenton); 2 oranges, 1 sliced, 1 segmented; 1 bunch flat-leaf parsley, leaves chopped; ½ cup (80g) smoked almonds, chopped; 100g green olives, cheeks sliced; Mashed potato, to serve

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by Matt Preston

delicious. senior editor

Aug 01, 2015

This recipe is the perfect example of great fusion, says Matt Preston.

2 x 110g dried chorizo, thickly sliced
8 bone-in chicken thighs (skin on)
2 red onions, cut into wedges
2 red capsicums, seeds removed, cut into wedges
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
Pinch saffron threads
¾ cup (185ml) sweet sherry
2 x 400g cans whole tomatoes
1 cup (250ml) chicken stock
¼ cup (60ml) sherry vinegar (from delis)
1 tsp smoked paprika (pimenton)
2 oranges, 1 sliced, 1 segmented
1 bunch flat-leaf parsley, leaves chopped
½ cup (80g) smoked almonds, chopped
100g green olives, cheeks sliced
Mashed potato, to serve

Method

1.

Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Cook chorizo in a deep frypan over medium-low heat for 5 minutes or until golden and fat has rendered. Transfer to a roasting pan.
2.

Return frypan to high heat. In batches, cook chicken for 3 minutes each side, or until golden. Place in roasting pan.
3.

Add onion and capsicum to frypan and cook for 5 minutes, then add garlic and cook for 30 seconds, or until fragrant. Add saffron and sherry, and cook for 2 minutes, or until reduced by half.
4.

Add the tomatoes, stock, vinegar and paprika. Simmer for 8 minutes, or until thick. Season, then pour over chicken. Push orange slices into sauce, then bake for 50 minutes, or until sauce is thick and chicken is cooked through.
5.

Top chicken bake with parsley, almonds and olive and orange segments. Serve with mashed potato.