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Chermoula Chicken

Chermoula Chicken
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Roasted chicken breasts and/or thighs smothered in an aromatic Moroccan pesto sauce made with fresh herbs, garlic, lemon, and warm spices.

Ingredients

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  • 2 – 2 1/2 pounds chicken thighs and/or breasts, bone-in, skin-on, trimmed of excess fat (I used 2 chicken breasts and 4 chicken thighs, but they were small ones)*
  • Celtic sea salt and fresh ground pepper
  • 1 tablespoon ghee or olive oil

Chermoula Sauce

  • 1 1/2 cups packed parsley leaves
  • 1 1/2 cups packed cilantro leaves and tender stems
  • 2 small cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon Celtic sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne (optional)
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Instructions

  1. Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper and let rest while you prepare the sauce.
  2. Put  parsley, cilantro, garlic, salt, cumin, coriander and cayenne (if using) into a food processor. Pulse several times to chop up the parsley and cilantro.
  3. With the motor running, add in the olive oil.
  4. Add lemon juice, process until you have a rough paste.
  5. Heat the ghee or olive oil on medium high heat in a large cast iron pan.
  6. Preheat oven to 425°F.
  7. Pat the chicken pieces dry and add them to the pan skin side down. Let them cook until golden brown, about 5 to 6 minutes.
  8. Turn them over and cook a few minutes more.
  9. Remove the chicken from the pan and pour off the fat.
  10. Return the chicken to the pan and spread the chermoula sauce on both sides of the chicken. Save the rest of the sauce.
  11. Roast the chicken in the oven skin-side up, for 10 to 15 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and the temperature near the bone is 165°F. If the breasts are done before the thighs remove them from the pan and cook the thighs until done.
  12. Serve with extra chermoula sauce on the side.

Notes

You can make it will all thighs or all breasts instead of a combination.

Find it online: https://eatwellenjoylife.com/chermoula-chicken/