RECIPES
Chicken pieces with preserved lemon, pancetta and rosemary
By Maggie Beer
1 hour
Prep time
50 minutes
Cooking time
4-6 Servings
INGREDIENTS
5 x 375g free-range chicken Marylands, skin on
4 quarters preserved lemon
2 sprigs of rosemary leaves picked
125ml extra-virgin olive oil
Freshly ground black pepper
8 thin slices pancetta
Murray River Sea Salt
METHOD
- Cut the drumsticks away from the thighs. Remove the pulp from the preserved lemon, then rinse and cut into small dice. Toss the chicken pieces in a paper lined multi-purpose tray with the preserved lemon, rosemary and olive oil, then grind over pepper. Allow the chicken to sit for 1 hour for the flavours to infuse.
- Pre-heat the oven on Conventional at 220°C.
- Arrange the chicken pieces so that they are all skin side up, season with salt before placing into the oven on shelf position 2 and change the setting to:
Combi Mode + Conventional + 220°C + 60% moisture + 45 minutes.
Bake the chicken for 25-30 minutes until the skin in golden brown. Check the chicken with a skewer, the chicken will continue cooking while it rests, but if the juices run very pink when you prick the thickest part of the thigh, you may want to return the meat to the oven for a few more minutes. - Remove the chicken from the oven, rest in a wamer drawer set to food setting 2 (approximately 70°C) for 15 minutes.
- Change the setting to Fan Plus at 180°C. Arrange the pancetta slices evenly on a paper lined
multi-purpose tray and place into the oven on shelf position 2. Select the burst of steam option, this helps to render the fat and keep the pancetta flat, after 5 minutes activate the Crisp Function and continue to cook for a further 5 minutes until the pancetta is crisp and brown. - Add the pancetta to the resting chicken, then serve with fresh salad greens and good crusty bread.
APPLIANCE / FUNCTION
Maggie Beer
Maggie’s career spans farming, food production, as well as television presenting and food writing. Maggie’s appearance on the hit ABC programme The Cook & The Chef cemented her place as one of Australia’s most well known food personalities, and her line of products is arguably the most highly esteemed and much loved range for Australian gourmets
