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Cock-a-leekie chicken with warm pearl barley salad

A zesty spin on a classic Scottish chicken and barley dish

May 3, 2024 08:00
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Cook: 1 - 1 1/4 hours

Serves: 4

A simple one-tray meal packed with flavour, cock-a-leekie soup is usually served with prunes but this spin uses juicy clementines for a sprinkle of sunshine. The barley salad works perfectly with the chicken but is also great with fish or roasted veggies.


Method:

  • Heat oven to 190°C. Line the grill tray of the oven with foil and baking parchment.

  • Trim, halve and wash the leeks. Leave to drain well before slicing and adding to the tray.

  • Peel and halve the carrots and sweet potatoes, then cut into 2cm chunks and add to the tray with the celery and clementines. Season with salt and pepper then mix with your hands.

Ingredients

8 chicken thighs or drumsticks on the bone.
2 large carrots
2 celery ribs, sliced
2-3 leeks
4 clementines (or similar citrus fruit), 2 thickly sliced and 2 juiced
2 medium sweet potatoes
200ml chicken stock, white wine or a mix of the two
25ml olive oil
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp wholegrain mustard
3-4 sprigs fresh thyme
1-2 bay leaves
For the salad:
200g pearl barley
50g finely chopped shallot
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 tbsp lemon juice
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
20g chopped chives
20g chopped parsley
10g chopped tarragon/dill/chervil
Maldon salt
Freshly ground black pepper