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Chicken with Vermouth and Picada

This recipe for Chicken with Vermouth and Picada is a sort of pot roast and it is lovely and simple to make! Potato, padron peppers, roast chicken, chicken stock, bay leaves, vermouth...this is one tasty dish that is perfect when you want a delicious meal without all the hassle of loads of pans and dishes! James used chicken from Soanes Poultry.

Ingreadient :
    • 1x 1.8kg chicken, spatchcocked
    • 75 ml olive oil
    • 3 garlic cloves, crushed
    • 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
    • 250ml vermouth
    • 300ml chicken stock
    • 2 bay leaves
    • 1 large potato, peeled and sliced
    • 100ml double cream
    • 200g padron peppers
    • 1 green pepper, sliced
    • 75g almonds
    • 6 thin slices baguette cubed
    • 50ml olive oil
    • 2 cloves garlic
    • 1 small bunch parsley
Direction :
    1. Place the potatoes, green pepper, olive and garlic in a large oven-proof dish. Top with the chicken, season, add bay leaf, vermouth and chicken stock, and then roast for 50 minutes.
    2. Then, add padron peppers, mustard and cream, and proceed to cook in the oven for 10 minutes.
    3. Pop the chicken onto a tray to rest. Then pop the tray with the sauce on the hob, bring to the boil and then reduce the heat slightly.
    4. For the piccata, fry the bread and nuts until toasted, then pop into a mini food processor with the garlic and parsley. Blitz to a coarse paste, dot the sauce with the picatta, carve up the chicken and serve with the sauce and vegetables