Chicken [ Mediterranean Style ]

Name: Chicken [ Mediterranean Style ]
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: International
Ingredients: 4 Chicken legs .jointed; 16 new potatoes; 2 red peppers. chopped; 3 Leeks. sliced; 1 tspn crushed dried chillies; 1 tspn Cumin seeds; 3 garlic cloves. crushed; 3 tbspn mayonnaise; ¾ pt water; 1 chicken stock cube; salt and pepper to taste; Pinch of saffron strands; 1 tbspn olive oil

David Hope Over a year ago 5,174 views

Cook: 45 mins

Main Course ☀️ Summer ❄️ Winter

Ingredients

Accompaniment

Method

1
1 Season chicken pieces.

2 Heat oil in large pan & brown chicken.

3 Remove chicken from pan & fry cumin seeds , chillies & peppers for 2 -3 mins .

4 Return chicken to pan & add potatoes water ,& stock cube .Bring to boil ,Then reduce heat to simmer & add saffron strands
simmer for 35 mins.

5 5 mins before end of cooking time add
sliced leeks.

6 Remove chicken & potatoes from pan &
keep warm.

7 Mix garlic & mayonnaise together into a smooth paste.

8 Put cooking liquid into a blender , &
blitz for 10 seconds .

9 Take 2-3 tbspns of the blitzed liquid & stir into the garlic mayo [ this prevents the mix splitting ]

10 Return the remaining liquid to the pan , over alow heat ,Then whisk in the garlic mayo until the sauce thickens, return the chicken & potatoes to pan & warm through .