Chicken Baked With Orange Spiced Harissa Sauce

From: Bonnie G #2

On Sep 14, 2008

Oh My, did the house smell great while this was cooking. An unusual blend of flavors with the Harissa used your Gabi's Harissa (Morrocan Hot Sauce) Pretty simple and clear directions. I used thighs as that's my favorite and loved the idea of putting the flavor under the skin. The skin baked up lovely and crisp and was enjoyed by all. Served with Asparagus With Lemon-Caper Dipping Sauce and made for a great dinner. Thanks HQ for an unusual and delicious (sp!) dinner that all enjoyed. Made for PAC Fall 08

From: LittleKiwiChook

On Jul 11, 2008

I had taken out bone in chicken thighs and made this at the last minute (so it only marinated for about an hour). I think that it did need a little more citrus to balance out the spiciness of the harissa - mine was homemade. Still lovely though and was enjoyed by everyone, thanks for posting.

From: RonaNZ

On Jul 11, 2008

I loved this recipe. The orange and cinnamon make it special. I jointed a whole chicken since my local supermarket insist on selling chicken breast without the skin. I like the idea of putting the sauce under the skin. It gets so much more flavour into the chicken and also the skin protects the chicken during cooking - which was just as well since I burnt it! I would have loved to have posted a photo but I had to remove the skin. The "gravy" was delicious too. I added it to cous cous so that none of the flavour was wasted. I used you recipe for the sauce, Gabi's Harissa (Morrocan Hot Sauce).

From: justcallmetoni

On Jul 5, 2008

A quick and easy marinade with a spicy kick. Used fresh squeezed orange juice and a Tunisian harissa to prepare this sauce. Since the later tends to be a bit spicy and more acidic than other types of harissa, I added just a touch less vinegar to the marinade. The sauce was very spicy and flavorful with a very light hint of citrus and cinnamon. I think a bit more orange juice (or maybe less harissa) would have brought the spicy-sweet a bit more into balance. bag Used this on chicken breasts and served it with an assortment of roasted vegetables (cauliflower, carrots and winter squash) for a simple and satisfying meal. Thanks Harley!