Spanish · Dinner
Saffron Almond Chicken
Castilian slow-braised chicken in a saffron-and-almond sauce thickened with hard-boiled egg yolk and toasted bread pounded into a picada, served with the rich golden sauce and crusty bread.
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15 minsPrep
40 minsCook
55 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
545Calories
38gProtein
28gFat
28gCarbs
4gSugar
3gFiber
720mgSodium
115mgChol
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Instructions
1
Prep
Pat chicken thighs dry. Boil eggs 9 minutes until fully set, transfer to ice water 2 minutes, peel. Dice onion, smash garlic cloves, tear bread. Toast almonds and bread in 2 tbsp oil over medium 90 seconds until pale gold, pound to paste in mortar with 1/4 cup stock.
2
Sear
Add remaining 2 tbsp oil to pot over medium-high, season chicken with salt and pepper, sear 7–8 minutes turning until skin is deep golden. Transfer to plate.
3
Sweat
Lower heat to medium, add onion, garlic, bay leaves, pinch of salt to pot, cook 4–5 minutes until softened and fragrant.
4
Build
Pour white wine into pot, bubble 60 seconds. Steep saffron in 2 tbsp hot stock 30 seconds, then return chicken with remaining stock and saffron infusion.
5
Simmer
Cover pot, simmer over low 25–28 minutes until chicken is fork-tender. Mash hard-boiled yolks into almond picada with 3 tbsp pan sauce until smooth.
6
Finish
Stir picada-yolk mixture into broth over low heat 90 seconds until sauce thickens into golden velvet, then lift chicken into warm bowls, ladle sauce over, scatter parsley, and plate.
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Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 560g (19.8 oz) bone-in skin-on chicken thigh
- 60g (2.1 oz) blanched almonds
- 60g (2.1 oz) day-old country bread
- 2 large eggs
- 0.5 tsp saffron threads
- 200g (7.1 oz) yellow onion
- 8 garlic cloves
- 120ml (1/2 cup) dry white wine
- 480ml (2 cups) hot chicken stock
- 60ml (1/4 cup) extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 dried bay leaves
- 1.5 tsp fine sea salt
- 0.5 tsp black pepper
- 10g (small handful) flat-leaf parsley