Black Olive Tapenade, Orange and Chicken Tray Bake
- ⏱ 1 hour 15 minutes
- Medium
- Serves 4
- 👥 2-cook recipe
Chicken thighs, onions and new potatoes are baked with a black olive tapenade and orange marinade, then finished with toasted flaked almonds.
Adapted from Great British Chefs.
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Black Olive Tapenad...
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COOK 1COOK 2
1Mise en place
Prep 2 oranges: zest
2Slice the onions
3Plate and serve
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Black Olive Tapenad...
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COOK 2COOK 1
1Mise en place
2Slice the onions
Slice the red onions
3Plate and serve
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Ingredients
- 3 red onions (sliced)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 8 chicken thighs
- 500 g new potatoes
- 5 sprig thyme
- 5 tbsp flaked almonds
- 100 ml vegetable stock
- 2 oranges (zested)
- 4 garlic cloves (minced)
- 3 tbsp olive tapenade
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp thyme leaves
- 1 tsp harissa
- salt, to taste
The full plan
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1. Mise en place COOK 2
- Prep 2 oranges: zest
2. Slice the onions COOK 1
- Slice the red onions
3. Mix the marinade COOK 2
- Mince the garlic cloves
- In a bowl, mix all the marinade ingredients together
🤝 Cook 1 hands the knife to Cook 2.
4. Arrange the onions COOK 1
- In a deep roasting tray, spread out the red onions and drizzle with olive oil
5. Preheat the oven COOK 2
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/gas mark 6
🤝 Cook 2 takes over at the oven.
6. Bake the chicken COOK 1
- Place the chicken thighs on top of the onions, skin-side up
- Arrange the new potatoes between the thighs, top with thyme sprigs and pour over the marinade
- Turn the chicken thighs several times to ensure that they are fully coated with the marinade
- Bake in the oven for 45 minutes
7. Add the almonds COOK 1
- Remove the tray from the oven and scatter with the flaked almonds
🤝 Cook 2 hands over the marinade.
8. Finish the bake COOK 1
- Return the tray to the oven for a further 10–15 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and golden and the almonds are nicely toasted
9. Plate and serve BOTH
- Serve immediately
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