ANCENIS CHICKEN ( EASY FRENCH BAKED CHICKEN )

This recipe is from Ancenis, a small community in France. It is easy and very tasty. It is a simple meal for the family. Serve it with the bread rolls on the side or just on its own.

Serves 2

Time: 40 Minutes

2 chicken joints

2 medium carrots cut into batons ( thick sticks )

2-3 potatoes cut into rounds about 1/2 inch thick

Salt and pepper

250 ml chicken or vegetable stock

1 tbs chopped parsley

2 tbs butter

1 tbs olive oil

1/4 cup skinned almonds

Method

First, in the baking dish drizzle half amount of olive oil. Then arrange the carrot batons. Then arrange the sliced potatoes and drizzle the remaining oil and season the top well.

 

Now, top the carrots and potatoes with the well-seasoned chicken joints dotted with butter.

Bake the dish in a preheated oven at 200'C for 20 minutes. Then remove and pour in the stock, sprinkle the almonds and parsley. Return to the oven at the same temperature for another 20-25 minutes till the stock has almost evaporated.

 

Once baked, plate the vegetables first, topped with the chicken joint, sprinkle some parsley on top and serve with a bread roll on the side.