Baked Chicken & Sausage
This is a delicious, easy winter dish to make on a weekday or a weekend. All one needs is some delicious aromatics like cilantro and garlic and of course my all time favorite spice- smoked paprika!
- 2 pounds chicken leg pieces, skin on
- 4 to 5 pork sausages, cut in half
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Marinade
- 4 garlic cloves, peeled
- 1 cup cilantro, chopped
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Sauce
- ½ cup orange juice
- ½ cup chicken broth
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Add the garlic and salt into a mortar and pestle. Smash down till a thick paste is formed. Add the paprika and cilantro and mash again. Add the olive oil and form into a paste. Marinate the chicken and sausage with the garlic mixture for at least 2 to 3 hours. Transfer chicken and sausage to a lined baking pan.
Reheat the frying pan and add the orange juice and chicken broth. Scrape the bits off the bottom of the pan and bring to a boil. Reduce by half and keep aside.
Heat a frying pan with the olive oil and brown the chicken pieces, both sides for 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer back to the baking pan. Roast in oven for 40 to 45 minutes while basting with the pan sauce periodically. Take out and serve warm.
