Free recipes · from Book 2, Mince, Chicken, Tomatoes & Beans
One-Tray Roast Chicken Thighs
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Dinner in one tray: bone-in thighs on top, potatoes and onions underneath, catching all the juice. Change the rub and you change the country.
8 thighs + 800 g potatoes + 2 onions + 1 rub
By Chef Aurélie, professional chef
Ingredients
| Metric | US | |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken thighs, bone-in, skin on | 8 (1.2 kg) | 8 (2½ lb) |
| Potatoes, in wedges | 800 g | 1¾ lb |
| Onions, in wedges | 2 | 2 |
| Garlic cloves, unpeeled | 6 | 6 |
| Olive oil | 3 tbsp | 3 tbsp |
| Lemon, zest and juice | 1 | 1 |
| Dried oregano or thyme | 2 tsp | 2 tsp |
| Salt (+ a pinch of pepper) | 1½ tsp | 1½ tsp |
Method
- Oven 220 °C / 425 °F (200 °C fan). Pat the chicken dry.
- Toss the potatoes, onions and garlic with 1 tbsp oil and a little salt. Spread in a large tray.
- Rub the chicken with the rest of the oil, the lemon zest, herbs, salt and pepper.
- Chicken on top, skin up. Roast 40 to 45 min, until crisp and 75 °C / 165 °F.
- Squeeze the lemon over. Rest 5 min and serve from the tray.
Chef's tip Skin up, never covered, sitting on the vegetables: the fat drips into the potatoes while the skin crisps on top.
5 ways to make it your own
same tray, change the rub at step 3
| Name | The rub | Serve with |
|---|---|---|
| Honey-soy & sesame | Soy, honey, garlic; sesame seeds to finish SOY SESAME | Rice, greens |
| Pollo a la brasa | Cumin, paprika, garlic, lime, a dash of soy SOY | Chips, green sauce |
| Jerk | Allspice, thyme, chilli, spring onion, lime | Pineapple salsa, rice |
| Peri-peri | Chilli, paprika, garlic, lemon, a splash of vinegar SULPHITES | Chips, salad |
| Provençal | Just salt, pepper and herbes de Provence (or dried oregano and thyme). On the barbecue, sprinkle the herbs on while it cooks | Ratatouille (17) |
| Bonus Cajun | Paprika, garlic and onion powder, thyme, cayenne | Corn, coleslaw |