My husband’s Israeli cousin Michal shared this recipe with me when I was in MasterChef. She is a very gifted cook with an effortless, down-to-earth style that’s reflected in her hospitality. Having been fortunate enough to have sat as a guest at her table,I knew I could trust her. This is an adaptation of her recipe, and while it didn’tmake the MasterChef table for fear of its simplicity.

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Name: Sweet honey chicken
Ingredients: 6 skin-on chicken leg joints or 12 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs, or a mixture of thighs and drumsticks 12 shallots, peeled but left whole 3 sweet potatoes, scrubbed and cut into wedges 2 bay leaves 5 sprigs of thyme 12 Medjool dates, pitted Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper Rice or couscous, to serve 50g toasted flaked almonds, to garnish For the sauce 6 tbsp clear honey 6 tbsp soy sauce 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar 2 tbsp olive oil 2cm piece of fresh root ginger, peeled and grated 3 garlic cloves, crushed 2 cinnamon sticks 1 tbsp ground coriander 300ml red wine

6 skin-on chicken leg joints or 12 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs, or a mixture of thighs and drumsticks

12 shallots, peeled but left whole

3 sweet potatoes, scrubbed and cut into wedges

2 bay leaves

5 sprigs of thyme

12 Medjool dates, pitted

Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Rice or couscous, to serve

50g toasted flaked almonds, to garnish

For the sauce

6 tbsp clear honey

6 tbsp soy sauce

3 tbsp balsamic vinegar

2 tbsp olive oil

2cm piece of fresh root ginger, peeled and grated

3 garlic cloves, crushed

2 cinnamon sticks

1 tbsp ground coriander

300ml red wine