BROILED CHICKEN THIGHS WITH ORANGES, FENNEL AND GREEN OLIVES

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Broiled Chicken Thighs with Oranges, Fennel and Green Olives image

It's important to use smaller chicken thighs; if all you can get are the larger ones, it's best to cut them in half. If you don't have Maras pepper, it's worth buying, since its distinctive flavor will add depth and a sly heat to all kinds of dishes.

Provided by John Willoughby and Chris Schlesinger

Categories     dinner, main course

Time 45m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 bulb fennel, cored and thinly sliced
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
2/3 cup pitted green olives, halved
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon Maras pepper (or substitute 2 teaspoons paprika plus 1 teaspoon hot pepper flakes)
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt
Cracked black pepper
1 orange, cut into eighths, but not peeled
8 smallish (about 5 ounces each) bone-in chicken thighs

Steps:

  • Heat the broiler (to high if you have the option).
  • Combine the fennel, onion, olives, garlic, Maras pepper and 2 tablespoons oil in a large bowl, sprinkle with salt and pepper and toss gently. Spread this mixture in a 9-by-12-inch baking dish or disposable foil pan and scatter orange sections on top.
  • Add the chicken and remaining tablespoon of oil to the now-empty bowl, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and toss to coat. Place thighs on top of fennel mixture, skin side down.
  • Place under broiler with pan about 4 inches from the flame and broil for 10 minutes, turning pan front to back after 4 minutes. Turn chicken skin side up and continue to broil, switching pan back to front after about 3 minutes and broiling until the skin is crisp and dark brown and the chicken is opaque throughout (or until center of flesh registers 165 degrees on instant-read thermometer), 5 to 7 minutes more. Serve with crusty bread or couscous to soak up the juices.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 293, UnsaturatedFat 17 grams, Carbohydrate 13 grams, Fat 23 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 11 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 465 milligrams, Sugar 6 grams, TransFat 0 grams

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