Milu Monday - Baked Chicken with Olives and Sherry

Baked Chicken with Olives and Sherry

Galinha com Azeitonas e Muscatel

Serves

 6

Ingredients

1                              chicken

Pinch                     salt

Pinch                     freshly ground black pepper

30ml                      butter

1                              onion, peeled or chopped

4                              cloves garlic, peeled and crushed

2                              carrots, peeled and finely chopped

4                              fresh chilies, finely chopped

15ml                      olive oil

100g                       black olives

50ml                      dry sherry

10ml                      dried thyme

1                              bunch flat-leaf parsley, chopped

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C

Wash the chicken inside and out.  Cut into large portions and place in a roasting pan.

Mix salt, pepper and butter to make a paste.  Rub the chicken pieces with the paste on both sides and roast for about 10minutes.

Meanwhile sauté the onion, garlic, carrots and chilies in the olive oil in a saucepan until the onion is soft. 
Add the olives, sherry, thyme and parsley.  Cook for 5 minutes.

Remove the chicken from the oven and cover with the sauce.
Cover the roasting pan with foil, return to the oven and bake for another 20 minutes.

Serving Suggestion

Serve the round chips and Portuguese Salad