08 December 2023 , 18:45
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If there is anyone to trust when it comes to a mouth-watering dish, it is Gordon Ramsay.
The celebrity chef and star of Gordon, Gino, and Fred's Road Trip, has shared his golden crispy chicken dish which is perfect for an evening meal. There is nothing like being at home when it is cold outside and having a stunning, hot meal that you know will be a hit with the whole family.
57-year-old Gordon, who owns 58 restaurants, has shared his easy to follow recipe for tray-baked chicken with butter beans, leeks, and spinach. The recipe is perfect for a hungry group of people and takes around 50 minutes to prepare.
To prepare you will need a whole chicken -jointed or two breasts, two thighs and two drumsticks. Skin can be kept on or removed depending on preference. "Leave the skin on the chicken if you aren't watching your weight," Gordon said.
You also need a teaspoon of olive oil, a head of garlic - cut in half horizontally, as well as one leek - trimmed, halved lengthways and sliced. Other ingredients include 200ml of dry white wine, 400ml of chicken or vegetable stock, two thyme sprigs, two lots of 400g tinned butter beans - drained and rinsed, 250g of baby spinach leaves, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
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Gordon added: "Be careful not to pour the wine or stock over the browned skin because it won't crisp up properly in the oven."
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180C/gas 4
- Season the chicken with salt and pepper
- Place a large roasting tray on the hob to warm up and add the oil
- Once hot, brown the chicken pieces on all sides until nicely coloured
- Turn the chicken skin side up
- Add the garlic to the tray, and cut side down
- Add the leeks and stir around the oil
- Pour in the white wine and allow to bubble for two minutes
- Add the stock
- Use a wooden spoon to scrape up any bits stuck to the bottom
- Turn off the heat and add the thyme springs, butter beans and spinach, nestling them between the chicken peas
- Season with a pinch of salt and pepper and mix everything together
- Put the tray into the preheated oven
- Bake for 35-40 minutes until the chicken is cooked through
- Give the tray a stir occasionally to make sure everything is cooked evenly
- Remove the tray from the oven and leave to rest for five minutes before serving in warm shallow bowls.
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