Moruños spiced chicken with sobrasada and cumin yoghurt
- Prepare
- overnight
- Cook
- 30 mins to 1 hour
- Serve
- Serves 4
- Dietary
- Nut-freePregnancy-friendly
Moruños is a Spanish kebab-style tapas dish, made here with richly marinated chicken thighs and served with yoghurt.
By Owen Morgan
From Saturday Kitchen
Ingredients
For the moruños spiced chicken
- 1 tbsp coriander seeds, dry toasted
- 1 tbsp ground coriander
- 1 tbsp cumin seeds, dry toasted
- 1 tbsp ground cumin
- 1 tbsp dried oregano
- 1 tbsp mild smoked paprika
- 2 fresh thyme sprigs, leaves picked
- 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- small handful coriander, leaves and stalks
- 1 preserved lemon
- 6 fresh mint leaves
- 150–200ml/¼–⅓ pint olive oil, plus extra to loosen if necessary
- 2 boneless chicken thighs, skin removed and kept for garnish
For the cumin yoghurt
For the crispy chicken skin
- chicken skin from 2 chicken thighs (see above)
- pinch sea salt
To serve
- 100g/3½oz sobrasada
- handful fresh chives, finely chopped
Method
To make the moruños spiced chicken, mix everything except the chicken together in a bowl until combined.
Add the chicken, cover and marinate in the fridge for at least 2 hours, or ideally overnight.
The next day, depending on the size of the thighs, cut each one in half or into three pieces. Put a large non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat and fry the chicken until cooked through. This will take around 10 minutes.
To make the cumin yoghurt, combine all the ingredients in a bowl. Reserve until needed.
To make the crispy chicken skin, preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6.
Lay a piece of greaseproof paper on a baking tray, spread out the chicken skin into one thin layer, then sprinkle with sea salt. Lay another piece of greaseproof on top. Cook until golden and crispy. Once cooked, set aside for garnish.
To serve, gently heat the sobrasada in a small saucepan until it loosens into a warm dressing.
Spread the cumin yoghurt over a plate, then put the cooked chicken on top and dress with the softened sobrasada. Top with crispy chicken skin and the chopped chives.
