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Married Me Chicken

The Chef's take on the famous Marry Me Chicken, this recipe uses sweet roasted cherry tomatoes, cream and rosemary with a falls-off-the-bone juicy, roasted chicken
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Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Servings 2
Calories 510 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 whole chicken leg with skin on

For the Chicken Dry Rub

  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • ½ teaspoon cooking oil, any variety

For the Married Me Chicken Sauce

  • 200 grams cherry tomatoes
  • ¼ cup garlic finely chopped
  • ½ cup onion finely chopped
  • ⅓ cup red bell pepper finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
  • 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary
  • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika powder
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • ¼ cup heavy cream
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg, ground
  • 1 tablespoon parsley fresh
  • ¼ cup any stock
  • 1 tablespoon sugar any variety
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

Roast the chicken

  • Mix 1 teaspoon each of smoked paprika and garlic powder together with ½ a teaspoon of pepper and ½ a teaspoon of salt (you can use a ½ teaspoon of any cooking oil to combine) and rub on the skin of the chicken, coating the chicken completely.
  • Preheat the oven to 160°C (320°F)
  • Roast for 45 mins
  • Turn the oven up to 200°C (390°F)
  • Roast for an additional 10 mins until the skin is crispy.
  • Remove from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool

For the sauce

  • In a hot pan, chargrill 200 grams of cherry tomatoes until the skin is charred and blistered. Keep aside
  • Sauté ¼ cup finely chopped garlic, ½ cup chopped onion, ⅓ cup chopped red bell peppers, 1 teaspoon red chilli powder and 1 teaspoon each of fresh rosemary and thyme in 3 tablespoons butter. Cook until translucent and soft cooked through
  • Add the blistered tomatoes back into the pan and pour in ½ a cup of stock.
  • Gently crush the tomatoes with the spatula, add 1 tablespoon sugar, salt & pepper to taste and cook on a low frame with a lid on for 10-15 mins until the sauce has thickened up.
  • Add ¼ cup heavy cream to the sauce & mix it in until thickened.
  • Adjust seasoning to taste and finish with 1 tablespoon fresh parsley & ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg.
  • Serve the roast chicken on a bed of the Married Me Sauce and dig in.

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Notes

Try serving it with these amazing Honey Butter Chips, as shown in the picture.
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