Chicken with saffron, raisins & pine nuts

Name: Chicken with saffron, raisins & pine nuts
Prep time: 1 h 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 serving 1¼kg chicken, jointed and on the bone (ask your butcher to do this for you or see Know-how); 2 Tbsps olive oil; 2 onions, chopped; 3 garlic cloves, chopped; 1 pinch good of saffron (about 20 strands); 125 milliliters dry sherry (such as Fino or Manzanilla); 200 milliliters chicken stock; 1 Tbsp thyme leaves; 50 grams raisins; 2 Tbsps pine nuts; 1 handful chopped flat-leaf parsley, to serve

Chicken with saffron, raisins & pine nuts requires approximately 1 hour and 5 minutes from start to finish. One serving contains 262 calories, 8g of protein, and 15g of fat. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up thyme leaves, saffron, onions, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet.

Instructions

Heat a large frying pan on a high heat and season the chicken.

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Whole Chicken

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Frying Pan

Add the olive oil to the pan, then the chicken. Brown for about 5 mins on each side, remove onto a plate, then set aside.

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Olive Oil

Whole Chicken

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Lower the heat to medium. In the remaining fat, fry the onions for 3 mins, then add the garlic and saffron. Cook for 3-4 mins more.

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Saffron

Garlic

Onion

Add the sherry, then simmer for 3-5 mins until syrupy.

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Sherry

Put the chicken leg pieces back into the pan, tip in the stock, thyme and raisins, cover, then gently cook on a low heat for 20 mins.

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Raisins

Stock

Thyme

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Add the breast meat and any juices left on the plate. Simmer for 10 mins more until cooked through and the sauce in the pan has reduced.

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Sauce

Meat

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While the chicken is cooking, heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas

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Scatter the pine nuts over a baking sheet, then roast for 10 mins until golden and toasted. Once the chicken has cooked through, season to taste, scatter with pine nuts and parsley, then serve with rice.

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