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Supper Club: This Basque-style chicken dish is everything we want right now


By Meg Walker
26th Feb 2024
Supper Club: This Basque-style chicken dish is everything we want right now

Looking for something simple, warm and wholesome to whip up for dinner tonight? This one-pot dish is loaded with veg and herbs for a fresh take on chicken casserole.

This is a really good simple supper – everything you need in one pot. I like to make it with chicken legs, as they are more flavourful than breast and less likely to be dry. This is a dish that’s even better when made in advance and then reheated.

Poulet Basquaise – Basque-style chicken
Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 12 new potatoes, scrubbed
  • 4 chicken legs
  • 1 tbsp smoked paprika
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 red, green or yellow peppers, halved and seeded
  • 2 onions, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 6 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 2 thyme sprigs
  • 200ml white wine
  • 1 tbsp chilli flakes
  • 4 large tomatoes, peeled and diced
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper

 

Method

  1. Cut the potatoes in half, put them in a pan of salted water and bring to the boil. Cook them for 10 minutes, then drain and set aside.
  2. Joint the chicken legs into thighs and drumsticks – or ask your butcher to do this for you. Season them with salt and smoked paprika. Heat the oil in an ovenproof pan or a flameproof casserole dish and fry the chicken pieces until golden brown on both sides. Remove them from the pan and set them aside.
  3. Slice the peppers into long strips and fry them in the same pan until tender, then add the onions, garlic and par-boiled potatoes. Cook them over a medium heat for 5-6 minutes. Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan 180°C/gas 6.
  4. Tie the bay leaves and thyme sprigs together and add them to the pan along with the wine and chilli flakes. Add extra chilli if you like your food really spicy.
  5. Add the tomatoes, then put the chicken and any juices back into the pan and stir gently. Put a lid on the pan or cover it tightly with foil and place it in the oven for 30 minutes or until the chicken juices run clear. Check the seasoning, then serve or set aside to enjoy later.

Extracted from The French Revolution by Michel Roux Jr (The Book Depository).