Chicken with Potatoes
The Sunday tray bake of Bulgarian homes — chicken pieces rubbed with paprika and savory and roasted over a bed of potatoes, which cook in the dripping juices and crisp where they touch the tray.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1.5 kg chicken pieces (legs, thighs, breast halves), skin on
- 1.2 kg potatoes, peeled and cut into wedges
- 5 tbsp sunflower oil
- 2 tsp sweet paprika
- 2 tsp dried savory
- 4 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper, ground
- 1 large onion, cut into wedges
- 200 ml hot water
- 0.5 bunch parsley, chopped
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 4555 kcal · P 433.6g · C 230.2g · F 197.9g
Estimated from 11 of 11 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Heat the oven to 200°C. Pat the chicken dry with kitchen paper — dry skin browns and crisps, wet skin steams.
- 2Mix 3 tbsp of the oil with the paprika, savory, garlic, 1 tsp salt and the pepper, and rub this paste all over the chicken, including under the skin where you can.
- 3Toss the potatoes and onion with the remaining oil and salt and spread them in a large roasting tray in a single layer.
- 4Lay the chicken on top, skin side up, and pour the hot water into the corners of the tray, not over the chicken.
- 5Roast for 30 minutes, then baste the chicken with the pan juices and turn any potatoes that are not covered.
- 6Roast for another 30–40 minutes, until the skin is deep red-brown and crisp, the juices from the thickest thigh run clear (75°C inside), and the potatoes are soft with browned edges.
- 7If the potatoes are done before they have coloured, lift the chicken onto a plate and return the tray to the top of the oven for 10 minutes.
- 8Rest for 10 minutes, scatter with parsley and serve with a cabbage or tomato salad.
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Questions and answers
How long does Chicken with Potatoes take to make?
About 90 minutes: 20 min prep and 70 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Chicken with Potatoes?
11 ingredients: chicken pieces (legs, potatoes, sunflower oil, sweet paprika, dried savory, garlic cloves, salt, black pepper, onion, hot water, parsley.
How many servings does this Chicken with Potatoes recipe make?
4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Chicken with Potatoes?
About 1139 kcal, with 108.4 g protein, 57.5 g carbohydrate and 49.5 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Chicken with Potatoes recipe suit?
It is gluten-free.
What cuisine is Chicken with Potatoes?
Chicken with Potatoes comes from Bulgarian cuisine.
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