Name: Roasted chicken drumsticks with olives and capers
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 - 6
Ingredients: 10 chicken drumsticks (about 1.5kg); 60 ml (¼ cup) apple cider vinegar; 60 gm fat, such as duck fat, tallow or coconut oil, melted; ¼ tsp fennel seeds; 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 40 gm (¼ cup) baby capers in vinegar, rinsed; 4 fresh bay leaves; 200 ml chicken stock; 100 ml dry white wine; ½ tsp sweet paprika; 120 gm (¾ cup) pitted green olives; ¼ cup (loosely packed) oregano leaves, to serve

Roasted chicken drumsticks with olives and capers

Pete Evans recipe for roasted chicken drumsticks with olives and capers.

Serves 4 - 6

Prep

20M

Cook

40M

Total

Ingredients

10 chicken drumsticks (about 1.5kg)

60 ml (¼ cup) apple cider vinegar

60 gm fat, such as duck fat, tallow or coconut oil, melted

¼ tsp fennel seeds

4 garlic cloves, finely chopped

40 gm (¼ cup) baby capers in vinegar, rinsed

4 fresh bay leaves

200 ml chicken stock

100 ml dry white wine

½ tsp sweet paprika

120 gm (¾ cup) pitted green olives

¼ cup (loosely packed) oregano leaves, to serve

Method

Main

1.Place drumsticks in a large bowl and season to taste. Combine vinegar, fat or oil, fennel seeds and garlic in a separate bowl and mix to combine well. Pour marinade over chicken and rub into skin. Cover with plastic wrap and stand at room temperature for 1 hour to marinate.

2.Preheat oven to 200C. Transfer chicken to a roasting pan, pour marinade over, scatter with capers and bay leaves, then pour in stock and white wine, sprinkle paprika over chicken and roast, basting occasionally, until chicken is cooked through and golden, adding olives during last 10 minutes of cooking (40-45 minutes). Season to taste, scatter with oregano and serve.

Pete Evans

Styling by Deborah Kaloper