Sticky chicken with sherry, almonds & dates

Sticky chicken with sherry, almonds & dates

Tender roasted chicken legs coated in a lip-smacking glaze - ideal for feeding a crowd

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 5 mins

Gluten-free, Egg-free, Dairy-free

Method

  1. Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Heat 1 tbsp of the olive oil in a large frying pan. Season the chicken, then brown on all sides. Remove the chicken, place it in a large baking dish, then set aside. Add the remaining oil, the onions and garlic to the pan, then season. Fry for 10 mins until golden. Stir in the cumin, sherry and lemon zest and juice. Bring to the boil, then add the almonds, dates and half the parsley.
  2. Pour the sauce over the chicken. Cover with foil, then roast for 1 hr until tender, taking the foil off after 15 mins. Spoon the liquid over the chicken a couple of times during roasting. Serve piled up on a large platter with the sauce poured over, the garlic cloves, remaining parsley and some extra lemon zest.

PER SERVING

491 kcalories, protein 32g, carbohydrate 24g, fat 29 g, saturated fat 7g, fibre 0g, sugar 22g, salt 0.35 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2008.

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  • 30 October 2008

    Sarah rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I love this recipe, I have made it about 4 different occasions. Great for mid week entertaining as you fry a few little bits, prepare a sauce then put it in the oven to work its magic. I don't always have sherry, so I find stock works just as well - hasn't failed to please yet!

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  • 16 November 2008

    Angi rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I used mild curry powder instead of cumin (had none) and added a squeeze of honey to counter the rather tart lemon taste. Everyone pronounced it delicious. It certainly was easy and quick to prepare.

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  • 16 March 2013

    Eryl rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this last Saturday for a charity buffet along with the cheese and jalapeno bites. Everyone is still talking about it Great food which was easy to prepare and cook leaving loads of time to spend with friends.

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  • 02 April 2013

    Jayne Moore rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really really yummy, and pretty straight forward, I didnt have cumin and it didn't miss it one bit, I wouldn't put it in when repeating as this was such a hit. I also did it on a quorum fillet for the veggies and was very well received, tasted great, going in my 5star party trick binder!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 5 mins

Gluten-free, Egg-free, Dairy-free

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 8 chicken legs
  • 2 medium onions , chopped
  • 15 garlic cloves , left whole in skin
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 250ml sherry , such as Oloroso or Manzanilla
  • zest and juice 1 lemon , plus extra zest to serve
  • 50g whole blanched almonds (we used Marcona), roughly chopped
  • 12 large soft dates , chopped
  • 20g pack flat-leaf parsley , roughly chopped
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PER SERVING

491 kcalories, protein 32g, carbohydrate 24g, fat 29 g, saturated fat 7g, fibre 0g, sugar 22g, salt 0.35 g

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