Pollo Saporito
- 5 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 3- 1/2 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter
- 4 whole Cloves Garlic - Crushed
- 2 pounds Chicken Thighs - Washed/patted Dry
- 1 whole Onion, Minced
- 1 Tablespoon Parsley, Roughly Chopped
- 1 pinch Ground Coriander
- 1 teaspoon Ground Ginger
- Salt/pepper
- Saffron
- 1 cup Green Olives
- 1 whole Lemon, Zested
- 1.
- Into a large Dutch oven or deep sided pan, add the oil and butter and allow to melt over low heat.
- Once melted, add the crushed garlic and place the chicken thighs in, skin down.
- Brown chicken until lightly golden.
- Turning as necessary.
- 2.
- Add the onion, parsley, coriander, ground ginger and season well with salt and pepper.
- Stir to combine.
- Continue to cook over medium-high heat for approximately 10 minutes.
- Turning as necessary.
- 3.
- While the chicken is cooking, to two cups of warm water add the saffron.
- Stir to combine and set aside.
- When the chicken has cooked for ten minutes.
- Add the saffron infused water.
- Cover, reduce heat to low and cook for approximately 40 minutes until chicken is tender.
- 4.
- Remove chicken from Dutch oven and place onto a cooking sheet and into the oven under the broiler for approximately 5 minutes or until skin is slightly crispy.
- 5.
- While the chicken is under the broiler, add the olives and lemon zest to the sauce.
- Stir to combine and allow sauce to reduce.
- 6.
- Transfer chicken to serving plate and top with sauce.
olive oil, butter, garlic, chicken, onion, parsley, ground coriander, ground ginger, salt, saffron, green olives, lemon
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/pollo-saporito/ (may not work)