Chicken with sherry and new potatoes

Comforting, delicate and delicious. Eat it with contented grunting noises and something green on the side. Feeds 2.

  • 4 chicken thighs
  • 2 tsp veg oil
  • 200g baby new potatoes, cut in half
  • 80g whole blanched almonds, toasted until deeply golden
  • 100ml fino sherry 
  • Salt and pepper
  1. Season the chicken and heat the oil in a thick-bottomed lidded pan over a medium heat
  2. Brown the chicken all over
  3. Add the potatoes and flip through the chickeny oil until they take on a bit of colour
  4. Throw in the almonds and sherry
  5. Stir in, bubbling and scraping the tasty brown off the bottom
  6. Add 100ml water, cover with a lid and bring to the boil. Turn the heat to a simmer and cook for 20 mins. Check the seasoning and serve.

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