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Barbecued chicken breast with romesco recipe

Neil Perry
Neil Perry

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Barbecued chicken with Spanish romesco sauce.
Barbecued chicken with Spanish romesco sauce. William Meppem

Barbecued chicken is delicious. Add a little (romesco) sauce and you'll be coming back for more. And then some.

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Ingredients

  • 4 skin-on free-range chicken breasts (900g total)

  • 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil

  • large pinch sea salt

  • juice of 1 lemon

  • freshly ground pepper

  • 1 tbsp finely chopped flat-leaf parsley

  • 1 tbsp chervil leaves

Romesco

  • 2 vine-ripened tomatoes, peeled, quartered and deseeded

  • 80ml olive oil

  • 2 medium dried red chillies, stems removed

  • 4 cloves garlic

  • sea salt

  • ¼ cup almonds, roasted

  • ¼ cup hazelnuts, roasted, skins removed

  • 1 tsp paprika

  • 4 tbsp fresh breadcrumbs

  • 1 tbsp red wine vinegar

  • 125ml extra virgin olive oil

  • freshly ground pepper

Method

  1. Remove the chicken from the refrigerator one hour before you start cooking, coat liberally with oil and season with sea salt.

    To make the romesco, preheat your oven grill. Put the tomatoes on a tray and cook under the grill for 5-8 minutes, until they dehydrate and start to colour. Place the olive oil in a pan and fry the chillies over medium-high heat, turning until blackened (about 30 seconds), then remove. Put the garlic and sea salt in a mortar and crush to a paste with the pestle. Add the fried chillies and crush, then add the nuts and pound until completely ground. Add the grilled tomato and the paprika and pound gently, then fold through the breadcrumbs and add the vinegar. Drizzle in the olive oil and check the seasoning, adding a generous amount of freshly ground pepper. (Makes about 325ml.) 

    Preheat barbecue to high. Brush the chicken with extra olive oil and place skin side down on the grill at a 45-degree angle to the bars. Halfway through cooking the first side, turn the chicken 45 degrees, creating a crisscross pattern. Turn the chicken over to finish cooking. The chicken will take 12 to 15 minutes, depending on the size. Remove from the grill, put on a plate, cover with foil and allow the bird to rest in a warm place for 10 minutes.

    Drizzle a little extra olive oil into the juices on the resting plate and add the lemon juice, a grind of fresh pepper and the herbs. Mix together and spoon this dressing over the chicken. Serve immediately with the romesco.

    If you like this, try Adam Liaw's romesco salad recipe.

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Neil PerryNeil Perry is a restaurateur, chef and former Good Weekend columnist.

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Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/recipes/barbecued-chicken-breast-with-romesco-sauce-recipe-20171211-h02fsg.html