This lip-smacking harissa roast chicken traybake recipe uses Moroccan-inspired flavours in the marinade and is served with homemade flatbreads.
Or, why not swap the heat of harissa for peri-peri marinade in this peri-peri chicken recipe?
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Ingredients
- 300ml chicken stock
- 80ml tomato purée
- 3 tbsp rose harissa paste (see Know-how)
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1.8kg free-range chicken, at room temperature
- 300g cherry tomatoes
- 250g mixed olives
- Handful each chopped parsley and coriander to serve
For the flatbreads
- 200g self-raising flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 150g greek yogurt
- 1 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for rolling out
For the preserved lemon yogurt
- 2 preserved lemons (from large supermarkets and delis), pith removed, finely chopped
- 300ml greek yogurt
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- ¼ tsp salt
Useful to have
- Griddle pan
- Probe thermometer
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Method
- Heat the oven to 160°C fan/gas 4. Put the stock, tomato purée, harissa, garlic and brown sugar in a bowl. Add salt and pepper and whisk to combine.
- Put the chicken in a roasting tin and pour over the harissa mix to coat. Cover the tin tightly with foil, then roast for 50 minutes.
- Turn up the oven to 180°C fan/gas 6. Remove the foil, add the tomatoes and roast for 20 minutes. Add the olives and roast for 10 minutes more or until the chicken is cooked – the juices should run clear when the thigh is pierced in the thickest part with a skewer, or a probe thermometer should read 70-72°C. Rest the chicken for 10 minutes (the core temperature will rise a little as it rests).
- For the flatbreads, combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl, add the yogurt and oil, then mix with your hands to form a smooth, slightly sticky dough. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 1-2 minutes. Return to the bowl, cover and rest for 10 minutes.
- Put a griddle or non-stick frying pan over high heat. Divide the dough into 4 equal pieces, shape into balls, then roll out to 15cm discs on a lightly oiled surface. Cook the flatbreads one at a time in the hot pan until puffed and browned, turning and cooking both sides, then keep warm.
- Mix all the ingredients for the preserved lemon yogurt in a bowl (see Make Ahead).
- Carve the chicken, then put on warmed plates, scatter with the tomatoes and olives and sprinkle over the chopped herbs. Serve with the flatbreads and the lemon yogurt alongside.
Nutrition
- 943kcals Calories
- 42.9g (14.1g saturated) Fat
- 77.4g Protein
- 59.1g (14.9g sugars) Carbs
- 5.6g Fibre
- 4.5g Salt
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