Mediterranean chicken with oranges and olives
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Author Notes: This is the first serious meal that I cooked for my first serious boyfriend. He did not dump me - though a year later when I dumped him his mother asked me for the recipe. - MakeThatMakeThis
Serves 8
- 4 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 4 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 3/4 cups red wine vinegar
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 3/4 cups olive oil
- 1 1/2 cup stoned ready soaked prunes
- 3/4 cups dried apricots
- 3/4 cups green olives
- 1/2 cup capers
- 4 bay leaves
- 10 chicken joints (2 chickens, chopped)
- 1/2 bottle of white wine
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- Zest of an orange
- 1 handful parsley
- Combine vinegar, juice, oil, fruit, olives, capers and seasonings.
- Pour over chicken pieces and refrigerate overnight
- Preheat over to 350F
- Place chicken in baking dish with the marinade, sprinkle over the brown sugar and pour in enough wine to nearly cover the chicken.
- Bake for 40 mins until chicken is juicy and tender
- Add a handful of parsley and zest over fresh orange before serving.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Recipe with Citrus & Olives
Tags: chicken, garlic, orange, savory, serves a crowd
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over 2 years ago Rosalind R
This sounds delicious - but remarkably similar the old stand-by Chicken Marbella from The Silver Palate Cookbook of the 1980's. I'll give it a shot though. Looking forward trying it out.
10 months ago tbrooks
so how did it turn out?
over 2 years ago hardlikearmour
hardlikearmour is a trusted home cook.
This sounds really good. It's almost like a combination of two yummy dishes I've had at a local Moroccan restaurant.
over 2 years ago MakeThatMakeThis
Thanks!
over 2 years ago MakeThatMakeThis
Thanks. I really hope you enjoy the recipe! Lots more recipes and stories on my blog www.makethatmakethis.com
over 2 years ago mrslarkin
Mrs. Larkin is a trusted source on Baking.
Sounds great! And I love the story. Cool drawing, too!
over 2 years ago AntoniaJames
AntoniaJames is a trusted source on Bread/Baking.
This looks delicious! I'm definitely going to try it. ;o)
over 2 years ago drbabs
Barbara is a trusted source on General Cooking.
Me, too! (love the story!)