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Baked Chicken With Olives And Capers

Ingredients

  • 4-6 chicken Maryland's, skin on and scored a few times.
  • 7 garlic cloves, crushed
  • Handful fresh oregano leaves
  • 3 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 150g sliced green olives
  • half a jar capers
  • Preserves lemons (I used 4 wedges)
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 150ml dry white wine
  • 2-3 tbsp pomegranate molasses
  • 8 potatoes, sliced in wedges
  • fennel bulb, sliced (optional)
  • salt & pepper

Directions

  1. Place the scored chicken in a large glass bowl, combine vinegar, oil, garlic, olives, capers, bay leaves, preserved lemon, oregano and salt & pepper and pour over chicken. Massage into chicken well. Cover bowl and refrigerate (preferably overnight). When ready to cook, preheat oven to 180c.
  2. Line baking tray/dish with baking paper, spread chicken on tray, along with the marinade.
  3. Scatter, potatoes & fennel around chicken. (onion wedges would work well too). Whisk together the wine and molasses and pour over chicken & veg.
  4. Drizzle chicken with a little extra molasses.
  5. Cook in oven for 50-60 minute, basting a few times in between.
  6. We ate this alongside a salad and cauliflower mash

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