Life All Travel Destinations Entertaining Food All Chefs Recipes Restaurants Wine Matching Wine All Wine 101 Wine News Wine Regions Wine Varietals 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 SHARE Perfect Match Berri Estates Chardonnay 2021 $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 De Bortoli Willowbank Semillon Chardonnay 2017 $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 Allegiance Wines Kindred Chardonnay 2019 $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 Gulfstream Chardonnay 2019 $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 Berri Estates Chardonnay 2020 $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 Robert Oatley Signature Series Margaret River Chardonnay 2018 $19.55 in any 12 $20.70 in any 6 $23.00 each Price | options $19.55 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Gapsted Wines Reserve Fiano 2021 $19.55 in any 12 $20.70 in any 6 $23.00 each Price | options $19.55 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Robert Oatley Signature Series Margaret River Chardonnay 2020 $19.55 in any 12 $20.70 in any 6 $23.00 each Price | options $19.55 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Sidney Wilcox Chardonnay 2019 $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 Bethany First Village Semillon 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 Quercus Chardonnay 2019 $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 Corryton Burge Pinot Gris 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 The Story Wines Marsanne Roussanne Viognier 2017 $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 Peter Drayton Wildstreak Chardonnay 2019 $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 Cape Barren Native Goose Chardonnay 2017 $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 Rosenvale Vineyards Estate Grown Semillon 2018 $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 Meerea Park Indie Marsanne Roussanne 2019 $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 Winmark Rusty's Run Chardonnay 2019 $27.20 in any 12 $28.80 in any 6 $32.00 each Price | options $27.20 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart TarraWarra Estate Chardonnay 2017 $27.20 in any 12 $28.80 in any 6 $32.00 each Price | options $27.20 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Giant Steps Sexton Vineyard Chardonnay 2019 $51.00 in any 12 $54.00 in any 6 $60.00 each Price | options $51.00 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 Miguel Maestre's sweet and savoury chicken pie Food Mark Best's Korean Style Roast Chicken Words by Mark Best on 4 Mar 2020 Food Roast chicken with old fashioned bread stuffing