Chicken Marbella from Essential Ottolenghi: A Collection (page 229) by Yotam Ottolenghi

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Accompaniments: Brussels sprouts with burnt butter and black garlic; Carrot salad with yoghurt and cinnamon; Baked rice with confit tomatoes and garlic

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    Requires marinating for 1-2 days. Can substitute chicken supremes for chicken legs, and treacle for date molasses.

  • Londonyankee on January 01, 2020

    This was disappointing. I like Martha Stewart’s chicken with dates, citrus, and olives much better, and it’s easier, too. I don’t feel the marinade did much of anything, and there were hardly any dates. The flavor was just too subtle compared to Martha’s, which is my go-to dinner party recipe, so I’ll stick with Martha on this one!

  • domechef on March 31, 2019

    This really was a show-stopper. Served it at a dinner party and everybody couldn't stop raving about how good it was. Also, it is quite a forgiving recipe, so easy to scale up or down.

  • stockholm28 on February 16, 2019

    This was so easy for a weeknight meal, but my dates were completely burnt and so was the marinade. The chicken and flavors were good. Next time, I will use a slightly smaller pan so the chicken pieces are closer together. I used chicken thighs and they were done before the 50 minute mark. I should have checked about 10 minutes earlier.

  • JennyHay on December 27, 2018

    I enjoyed this dish but I expected more, given the ingredients and the long marinating time. I will make again but not score the meat, as I thought it dried the chicken too much.

  • anya_sf on November 20, 2018

    I've only had this dish made with prunes before, never dates, and surprisingly really enjoyed the dates here. I used all chicken thighs and substituted pomegranate molasses for date. Delicious, will definitely make again.

  • Astrid5555 on October 26, 2018

    Can be made ahead and just popped into the oven. Used date syrup instead of date molasses (not sure if they are the same). Loved the combination of dates and olives baked in the oven. Very happy husband.

  • Foodycat on September 25, 2018

    I used pomegranate molasses instead of date molasses or treacle. Given all the big flavours in this, it's actually quite subtle. And very nice.

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