Meatballs, Persian Rice And Korean Stew: John Gregory-smith’s Globetrotting Chicken Traybake Recipes

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When it comes to traybakes, chickenhearted is nan undisputed hero, because it’s endlessly adaptable and cleanable for carrying bold, world flavours. First up, immoderate eastbound Mediterranean chickenhearted meatballs, flecked pinch feta and achromatic olives for a sharp, savoury punch. Then a Persian-style saffron chickenhearted and rice; nan atom cooks pinch nan chicken, absorbing each nan flavours of nan sunshine-yellow saffron and crisping up astatine nan edges. Finally, a Korean-inspired chickenhearted and murphy traybake successful which gochujang and soy create a profoundly savoury condiment that elevates a elemental midweek meal.

Feta-licious chickenhearted meatballs (pictured top)

I’m a large instrumentality of chickenhearted meatballs: they are juicy, ray and really easy to make. These ones are flavoured pinch feta, olives and Turkish capsicum flakes, and they’re cooked successful a rich | herb sauce. Serve them pinch salad, pasta aliases a overgarment potato, and they’re epic nan adjacent time for a elemental luncheon al desko.

Prep 15 min
Cook 15 min
Serves 4

For nan meatballs
600g chickenhearted breasts, aliases minced chicken
150g feta
50g achromatic pitted olives
4 outpouring onions, trimmed and astir chopped
2 garlic cloves, peeled
2 tbsp herb puree
2 tsp Turkish capsicum flakes
1 tsp dried oregano
Salt and pepper

For nan sauce
680g herb passata
2 tsp Turkish capsicum flakes
2 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp ail powder
50g feta
1 mini fistful finely chopped parsley leaves

Heat nan oven to 200C (180C fan)/390F/gas 6. To make nan meatballs, put nan chickenhearted breasts (or mince) successful a nutrient processor and adhd each nan remaining meatball ingredients and a pinch each of brackish and pepper. Blitz smooth, past rotation into 16 meatballs.

Swirl a fewer tablespoons of nan passata astir nan guidelines of a 24cm x 32cm roasting tin. Mix nan remaining passata pinch nan Turkish capsicum flakes, dried oregano, ail powder and a large pinch of brackish and pepper.

Arrange nan meatballs successful nan roasting tin, past move nan condiment complete nan apical to cover. Bake for 12-15 minutes, until nan meatballs are cooked done – trim 1 successful half to test: it should beryllium ray successful colour and firm-textured each nan measurement through. If it’s not rather there, return nan tin to nan oven for a fewer minutes more, until nan meatballs are cooked.

Crumble nan remaining 50g feta complete nan top, scatter connected nan parsley and service immediately.

Seoulful Korean ail chicken

This is simply a return connected dakdori tang, a Korean chickenhearted and murphy stew, reimagined arsenic a speedy and easy traybake. It’s packed pinch flavour, acknowledgment to a lip-smacking condiment made from gochujang, vinegar and soy sauce. Chicken thighs and onions roast together pinch potatoes that soak up each driblet of that rich, profoundly savoury sauce.

Prep 10 min
Cook 1 hr 10 min
Serves 4

4 tbsp gochujang paste
2 tbsp acheronian soy sauce
3 tbsp atom wine
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 tsp caster sugar
4-5cm portion fresh ginger, peeled and grated
1kg skin-on, bone-in chickenhearted thighs
250ml basking chickenhearted stock
2 onions, peeled and astir chopped
8 garlic cloves, peeled
650g baby potatoes, halved, larger ones trim into thirds
4 outpouring onions, trimmed and finely sliced
2 tsp toasted sesame seeds

Heat nan oven to 220C (200C fan)/425F/gas 7. Whisk nan gochujang, soy sauce, atom wine, sesame oil, sweetener and ginger successful a jug.

Put nan chickenhearted successful a ample bowl, spoon complete 3 tablespoons of nan gochujang condiment and flip to coat. Pour nan banal into nan jug pinch nan remaining condiment and whisk.

Put nan onions, garlic, potatoes and chickenhearted successful a 30cm x 40cm roasting tin, past move complete nan sauce/stock mix. Cover nan tin pinch foil, past roast for 30 minutes. Remove nan foil, move down nan power to 200C (180C fan)/390F/gas 6, past return nan tin to nan oven for 30-40 minutes, until nan chickenhearted is beautiful and crisp and nan tops of nan potatoes are golden. Scatter connected nan outpouring onions and sesame seeds, and service astatine once.

Persian-style saffron chickenhearted rice

John Gregory-Smith’s Persian style chickenhearted rice.

Perfumed pinch saffron and cardamom, and pinch crisp chickenhearted and fluffy rice, this is 1 of nan astir exquisite traybakes around. I was inspired by a stunning Persian dish, zereshk polo ba morgh, aliases saffron-roast chickenhearted pinch atom and barberries. The OG is each cooked separately, pinch nan chickenhearted successful 1 pot, crisp atom (or tahdig) successful another, and barberries candied successful sweetener syrup successful another. Mine, however, has much of a laid-back, throw-it-all-in-the-oven vibe. I emotion piling connected nan garnishes for colour and texture – much is much successful my sentiment – but consciousness free to standard backmost if I’ve gone a small overboard.

Prep 10 min
Cook 55 min
Serves 4

1 pinch saffron
4 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
3 tbsp herb puree
2 tbsp oliva oil
Juice of 1 orange
2 tsp crushed coriander
½ tsp turmeric
¼ tsp crushed cinnamon
Salt and pepper
500ml basking chickenhearted stock
1kg skin-on, bone-in chickenhearted thighs
250g basmati rice
3 cardamom pods, bashed open
1 fistful of barberries aliases pomegranate seeds
10g pistachios, astir chopped
1 fistful coriander leaves
300g Greek yoghurt – I usage 10% fat

Heat nan oven to 200C (180C fan)/390F/gas 6. Put nan saffron successful a ample bowl, adhd 2 tablespoons of just-boiled water, past operation and time off to infuse for a fewer minutes.

Add nan garlic, herb puree, oliva oil, orangish juice, coriander, turmeric, cinnamon and a very generous pinch each of brackish and capsicum to nan the saffron bowl, past operation to a paste.

Whisk half nan saffron paste into nan stock. Put nan chickenhearted thighs successful nan remaining paste successful nan vessel and flip to coat.

Tip nan atom into a 30cm x 40cm roasting tin and move nan banal connected top. Add nan cardamom pods, past put nan chickenhearted connected top. Cover nan tray pinch foil, cook for 30 minutes, past region nan foil and cook for different 20-25 minutes, until nan chickenhearted is aureate and cooked done and nan atom nicely crisp connected top.

Garnish pinch nan barberries aliases pomegranate seeds, pistachios and coriander leaves, and service instantly pinch yoghurt.

These recipes are edited extracts from The Greatest Traybake Cookbook Ever: Weeknight-Friendly Traybakes pinch Weekend-Worthy Flavours, by John Gregory-Smith, published by Penguin Michael Joseph connected 29 January astatine £25. To bid a transcript for £22.50, spell to guardianbookshop.com.