How to Make Spanish Chicken in a Spicy Bravas Sauce - Spicy Chicken Recipe 🌶️ 🇪🇸

chicken thighs

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: chicken drumsticks

Chicken breast is leaner, while drumsticks are often more affordable.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil offers similar health benefits, while canola is often less expensive.

smoked paprika

💰Cheaper: regular paprika

Regular paprika can be used, but will lack the smoky flavor.

red wine vinegar

💰Cheaper: white wine vinegar

White wine vinegar provides a similar acidity at a lower cost.

Prepare Bravas Sauce: Heat some water in a pot and prepare vegetable stock.

In a large pan or skillet, heat the extra virgin olive oil over medium heat, if it is smoking it is too hot. Add the garlic slices and cook for 1 minute or until they become golden.

Remove the garlic from the pan and discard the garlic. Reduce heat to low.

Add the tomato paste and stir through, then add the smoked paprika, red pepper (chili) flakes. Mix into the oil until you get a paste.

Add a little of the all-purpose flour at a time and stir to combine. Once the flour is absorbed, slowly add the vegetable broth and keep stirring constantly until the broth is incorporated. This should take around 3- minutes.

Remove from the heat once you have the desired consistency. Add the sherry vinegar, and stir through. Your sauce will thicken slightly while standing.

Brown Chicken: Preheat oven to 400°F(200°C). Sprinkle chicken pieces with Spanish paprika, garlic powder, white pepper, and salt on both sides.

Add a little oil to the pan with a few tablespoons of bravas sauce.

Brown chicken in a skillet. If your chicken pieces are large, cook them in batches to avoid overcrowding the pan.

Once chicken pieces are browned, remove them from the pan and set aside.

Cook Veggies: In the same pan used to cook the chicken, add the chopped onion, sliced red peppers, and sliced garlic. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes or until the veggies start to soften.

Add the Jerez vinegar, black olives, white beans, a few tablespoons of the Bravas sauce, and some veggie stock. Stir well and simmer for 5 minutes.

Next, take around half of the pan ingredients and set aside. Add the browned chicken pieces on top of the ingredients in the pan. Sprinkle the other half of the veg around the chicken then pour the Bravas sauce over the chicken pieces. Season to taste with salt.

Bake uncovered in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes. Serve with some steamed rice or lots of fresh bread to mop up the delicious sauce.

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