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Citrus chicken with chimichurri

30 minutes

Citrus chicken with chimichurri

Name: Kibbeh nayee (raw kibbeh)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: PTM
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Side Servings
Ingredients: bulgur wheat 180 g,fat-free, sinew-free leg of lamb, cubed 1 kg,onion, peeled and quartered 1,green chilli 1,ground allspice, to taste ,ground cumin, to taste ,mint leaves, plus extra to garnish a handful,sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste ,spring onion and/or chilli, finely sliced, to garnish

By Hannah Lewry

Serves 8

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cooking Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

8 free-range, skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs
100–200 g baby fennel
3–4 oranges, juiced
¼ cup olive oil
5 cloves garlic, crushed
5 g thyme, leaves picked
2 T salt

For the chimichurri, mix:

60 g coriander, finely chopped
30 g mint, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 green chilli
⅓ cup olive oil
1 T red wine vinegar
salt, to taste

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Place the chicken thighs in a roasting dish. Cut the fennel in half lengthways and place between the chicken pieces. Mix the orange juice, olive oil, garlic, thyme and salt. Pour over the chicken and top with some sliced orange. Roast for 25–30 minutes.

2 Serve the chicken with the chimichurri spooned over it.

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Photographs: Jan Ras
Food assistants: Claire-ellen Van Rooyen and Kate Ferreira

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