Life All Travel Destinations Entertaining Food All Chefs Recipes Restaurants Wine Pairing Food News Wine All Wine 101 Wine News Wine Regions Wine Varietals Wineries Home > Selector Magazine > Food > Basque Chicken Food Basque Chicken Preparation time 5 minutes Cooking time 75 minutes Serves 4 Ingredients 4 waxy potatoes e.g. kipfler or desiree, thinly sliced 2 red capsicum, deseeded, cut into 2cm thick strips 1 tablespoon hot smoked paprika Salt and pepper to taste 1 tablespoon thyme leaves 4 cloves garlic, minced 2 fresh long green chillies, halved, seeded and finely chopped 1–2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 4 chicken Maryland (leg and thigh joint) 4 bay leaves 2 chorizo, sliced ¼ cup (60g) black olives 2 red onions, sliced thinly 150ml dry white (or soft red) wine 3 tomatoes, peeled, seeded and finely chopped ¼ cup flat-leaf parsley leaves Lemon wedges (optional) Method Pre-heat oven to 160ºC (140ºC fan-forced). Lightly grease the bottom of a large baking dish. Cover with a layer of potatoes then capsicum. Mix together paprika, salt, pepper, thyme, garlic and chilli and moisten with oil. Rub over chicken and place chicken skin side up, on top of capsicum. Poke bay leaves in around chicken. Scatter with chorizo, olives and red onions. Pour wine over. Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes. Remove foil, increase temperature to 200ºC (180ºC fan), add tomatoes around the chicken and cook for another 30 minutes or until chicken is golden and cooked through. Serve scattered with parsley and with lemon wedges if desired. Food Preparation Time 5 minutes Cooking Time 75 minutes Serves 4 Perfect Match Pioneer Road Ch Chardonnay 2022 $17.00 in any 12 $18.00 in any 6 $20.00 each Price | options $17.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Farmer's Leap Random Shot Chardonnay 2023 $17.00 in any 12 $18.00 in any 6 $20.00 each Price | options $17.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Inspired Company Cabernet Merlot 2020 $17.85 in any 12 $18.90 in any 6 $21.00 each Price | options $17.85 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Reschke R-Series Chardonnay 2023 $18.70 in any 12 $19.80 in any 6 $22.00 each Price | options $18.70 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Blue Pyrenees Estate Exclusive Release Viognier 2022 $20.40 in any 12 $21.60 in any 6 $24.00 each Price | options $20.40 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Lenton Brae Chardonnay 2023 $20.40 in any 12 $21.60 in any 6 $24.00 each Price | options $20.40 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Tomich Hill Pinot Noir 2023 $21.25 in any 12 $22.50 in any 6 $25.00 each Price | options $21.25 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Tscharke Shiraz Shiraz Shiraz 2021 $21.25 in any 12 $22.50 in any 6 $25.00 each Price | options $21.25 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Ferngrove Wine Co Independence Tempranillo 2022 $22.10 in any 12 $23.40 in any 6 $26.00 each Price | options $22.10 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Coppabella Friends of Coppabella Chardonnay 2019 $22.95 in any 12 $24.30 in any 6 $27.00 each Price | options $22.95 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Ashbrook Estate Verdelho 2023 $22.95 in any 12 $24.30 in any 6 $27.00 each Price | options $22.95 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart TarraWarra Estate Farm Block Chardonnay 2022 $23.80 in any 12 $25.20 in any 6 $28.00 each Price | options $23.80 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart TarraWarra Estate Farm Block Chardonnay 2021 $23.80 in any 12 $25.20 in any 6 $28.00 each Price | options $23.80 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Tscharke Elements Mourvèdre Shiraz Grenache 2021 $23.80 in any 12 $25.20 in any 6 $28.00 each Price | options $23.80 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart John Wallace Wines Maggie White 2022 $23.80 in any 12 $25.20 in any 6 $28.00 each Price | options $23.80 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart La Lutte Grenache 2021 $24.65 in any 12 $26.10 in any 6 $29.00 each Price | options $24.65 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart First Creek Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2022 $0.00 in any 12 $0.00 in any 6 $30.00 each Price $30.00 Per bottle Qty Add to cart Willow Bridge Estate Shiraz 2021 $25.50 in any 12 $27.00 in any 6 $30.00 each Price | options $25.50 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart The Story Wines Marsanne Roussanne Viognier 2019 $28.90 in any 12 $30.60 in any 6 $34.00 each Price | options $28.90 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Silkman Shiraz 2022 $29.75 in any 12 $31.50 in any 6 $35.00 each Price | options $29.75 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Two Blues Sauvignon Blanc 2014 1 case has been added to your cart. Cart total: xxx 1 case, 12 bottles, 3 accessories Checkout Continue Shopping You might also like Food Mark Best's Korean Style Roast Chicken Words by Mark Best on 4 Mar 2020 Food Miguel Maestre's sweet and savoury chicken pie Food Stir fried chicken with black bean