Harissa Chicken with Leeks, Potatoes, and Yogurt

Name: Harissa Chicken with Leeks, Potatoes, and Yogurt
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs and drumsticks; 1 1/4 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 by 1/2-inch chunks; 3 teaspoons kosher salt; 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 2 tablespoons harissa; 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin; 4 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more as needed; 2 leeks, white and light green parts, halved lengthwise, rinsed, and thinly sliced into half-moons; 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest; 1/3 cup plain yogurt, preferably whole-milk (if using Greek, thin it down with a little milk to make it drizzle-able; 1 small garlic clover; 1 cup mixed soft fresh herbs such as dill, parsley, mint, and/or cilantro leaves; 1 splash fresh lemon juice, as needed

Instructions

Prep:45minCook:45min

One of my all-time favorites, this sheet-pan supper has it all—spicy harissa-laced roasted chicken; sweet, browned leeks; crunchy potatoes; plus a cool garnish of salted yogurt and plenty of fresh bright herbs. It’s a little lighter than your average roasted chicken and potatoes dinner, and a lot more profoundly flavored. The key here (and with all sheet-pan suppers) is to make sure the ingredients can all cook together on the same pan. This means cutting sturdy, denser things into smaller chunks that will cook at the same rate (chicken, potatoes), and adding the more delicate ingredients (here, the leeks) toward the end so they don’t burn. Another important note: don’t overpopulate the pan. You need to leave space between things so ingredients can brown and crisp rather than steam. If you want to double the recipe to feed six, you can, as long as you spread everything out in two pans rather than crowding them in one. Reprinted from Dinner. Copyright © 2017 by Melissa Clark. Photographs copyright © 2017 by Eric Wolfinger. Published by Clarkson Potter/Publishers, an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC.

Updated at: Thu, 21 Oct 2021 13:21:22 GMT