Chicken Marbella
This delicious take on an old favorite will have your taste buds begging for more.
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken bones broken down, skin on, bone in
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 1/2 cup pitted dates
- 1/2 cup green olives
- 4 peeled garlic cloves left whole
- 1/4 cup capers with juice
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 2 Tbsp parsley
- 2 Tbsp dried oregano
- 2 bay leaves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- 2. In a medium size baking dish add olive oil, red wine vinegar, dates, garlic, green olives, capers, bay leaves & dried oregano. Stir to combine well.
- In a single layer add chicken to above marinade while oven heats. This is the minimum marinade time suggested. Allowing the chicken to marinade for 2 hours is ideal.
- Once oven is preheated, add white wine to baking dish and sprinkle the brown sugar evenly on chicken.
- Put chicken in the oven & cook for approximately 45 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees and the juices run clear.
- Serve directly in the baking dish for a rustic, family style meal or transfer to individual plates & finish with fresh parsley.
Tips
Ideally marinate the chicken for a couple of hours in the fridge. This will allow time for the vinegar and brine to tenderize the meat.
Don’t worry too much about which white wine to use. Yes I said it! I’ll probably receive some comments for this one. But honestly, don’t stress out or spend too much money here. I’ve used everything from dry, fruity, fantastic, so-so etc. etc. and the dish has always turned out nicely. Just go for a decent white wine you enjoy or better yet one you have laying around.
The original recipe for Chicken Marbella contains prunes, feel free to swap out the dates for the traditional option. Or get creative & try dried raspberries, raisins, or dried apricots.