Table Manners Marbella chicken recipe Jessie and Lennie Ware - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Food Table Manners Marbella chicken By You Magazine - March 1, 2020 JESSIE The first time I tried this was at one of many Sunday afternoon gatherings with our friends the Sweeneys. The moment it touched my lips, it was love. This dish gives you everything: the sweet and the sharp, salivating taste buds and the depth of Mediterranean divinity. This recipe was my first foray into confident entertaining (I think all my university friends tired of Marbella Chicken by the third year). It’s a definite crowd-pleaser. I have even won over those irritating people who don’t like sweet and sour flavours together with a plate of this. Everything can be prepped the night before, so you can be the host with the most and assume the title of ‘effortless cook’. Ola O Smit SERVES 5 10 boneless skinless chicken breasts and thighs (4 breasts, 6 thighs), cut into large chunks (see tip) 8 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped 2 tbsp dried oregano or chopped fresh oregano leaves small bunch of fresh basil, leaves chopped 5 bay leaves 4 tbsp red wine vinegar 4 tbsp olive oil 2. tbsp capers about 20 green olives, pitted 10 ready-to-eat dried apricots, cut in half 10 no-soak prunes, cut in half 2 tbsp brown sugar generous handful of red seedless grapes (optional) 250ml dry white wine salt and pepper 1. Put the chicken into a large sealable plastic bag or a container with a tight-fitting lid, together with the garlic, herbs, vinegar, olive oil, capers, olives, apricots and prunes. Leave in the fridge to marinate overnight. 2. Preheat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. 3. Tip the chicken and its marinade into a roasting tin. Sprinkle over the brown sugar and add the grapes, if using. Pour the white wine around the chicken mixture and bake for 50 minutes. 4. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Leave to stand for 5-10 minutes before serving. I like to dish this up with rice that’s had some green pesto stirred through it. TIP You can use all thighs, which are more moist, or all breast pieces – in which case cook for a slightly shorter time to avoid dryness. Alternatively, use only skin-on bone-in thighs, which may need a slightly longer cooking time. Buy Jessie and Lennie’ s book with a 20 per cent discount Table Manners by Jessie and Lennie Ware will be published by Ebury Press on 5 March, price £22. To order a copy for £17.60 with free p&p until 31 March, go to mailshop.co.uk or call 01603 648155. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Kids can eat for free at these restaurants during October half-term How to make the viral negroni sbagliato with prosecco at home 7 Halloween recipes with serious hex factor Popular in Food Gabriela Peacock 14-day plan Anytime baked eggs May 23, 2021 Joe Wicks’ maple-glazed chicken thighs with Asian slaw June 6, 2021 Mary Berry is returning to TV screens for a brand new June 15, 2021 Eleanor Maidment My summer taste notes July 4, 2021 Uyen Luu’ s sticky mustard marmalade ribs July 25, 2021 Annie Bell’ s white peach bellinis recipe August 8, 2021 M& S has launched a new crunchy Caramilk-inspired golden chocolate spread August 24, 2021 Deliciously preserved pickle and jam recipes September 19, 2021 Gordon Ramsay’ s bang bang cauliflower October 3, 2021 Wow right now Clodagh McKenna’ s speedy family dinners October 24, 2021 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved