Chicken and Chorizo Skillet Supper with Thick-Cut Oven Fries in Garlic and Paprika Butter
This simple, spicy meal is a happy marriage of Spanish chorizo and chicken smothered with peppers and onions with a side of easy oven fries.
Ingredients
For the fries:
- 4 large Russet potatoes, scrubbed, dried and each cut into 10 wedges
- Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO), for drizzling
- Salt and pepper
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4 cloves garlic
- A handful of flat leaf parsley, chopped
- 1 teaspoon smoked sweet paprika
For the chicken and chorizo:
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
- 4 bone-in, skin-on chicken legs with thighs attached
- 3/4 pound Spanish chorizo, cut into chunks on a bias
- Salt and pepper
- 1 onion, thinly sliced
- 2 large cloves garlic, sliced
- 2 medium sweet red peppers, thinly sliced
- 1 large or 2 small red hot chili peppers, thinly sliced
- 1/3 cup dry sherry
- 2 tablespoons thyme, chopped
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1/2 cup flat leaf parsley, coarsely chopped
Preparation
Pre-heat the oven to 425°F.
Arrange the potato wedges on a baking sheet and toss to coat lightly in EVOO. Season liberally with salt and pepper and roast for 40-45 minutes, until deeply golden and crisp, turning once. When the fries are done, melt the butter in a small pan over medium heat until it foams. Add the chopped garlic and swirl it around for a minute or two to infuse the butter. Toss the fries in large bowl with the garlic, butter, parsley and paprika.
Heat a large, cast iron skillet or other ovenproof pan on the stovetop over medium-high heat. Add the EVOO, two turns of the pan, and brown the chicken pieces on both sides; remove to a plate. Add the chorizo to the skillet and lightly brown for a minute or so on each side; remove to a plate. Add the onion, garlic and the sweet and hot peppers to the skillet and season with salt and pepper. Douse the pan with sherry to deglaze; sprinkle with thyme. Add the reserved chicken and chorizo back to the pan and transfer to the oven to continue cooking for 15 minutes, until the juices run clear. Douse the pan with lemon juice, garnish with parsley and serve with the fries alongside.
