Chicken and mushroom tray bake

Name: Chicken and mushroom tray bake
Total time: 3000 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 shallots, finely sliced; 6 tbsp balsamic vinegar; 6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 2 tbsp light soy sauce; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 1 tsp kosher salt; 2 tbsp Maggi liquid seasoning; 4 chicken leg quarters, bone-in and skin-on; 1 kg button mushrooms

Robert Gonzal @robert

Vancouver BC

This is another fantastic recipe cribbed and adapted from my favourite paleo food site, Nom Nom Paleo. I've previously adapted (and turned non-paleo, sorry) their recipe for chili lime chicken wings to make my Chili Lime Coconut Salmon. Obviously, big changes were made in that instance. Not so much this time. I up-sized the chicken from wings (again) to leg quarters, and added a splash of Maggi to the marinade for even more umami. Oh yeah, this dish is an umami bomb on your plate. Other than that, it's pretty faithful to the original. Except not paleo.

Robert Gonzal @robert

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Ingredients

50 mins

4 servings

2shallots, finely sliced
6 tbspbalsamic vinegar
6 tbspextra virgin olive oil
2 tbsplight soy sauce
2 tbspfish sauce
1 tspkosher salt
2 tbspMaggi liquid seasoning
4chicken leg quarters, bone-in and skin-on
1 kgbutton mushrooms

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Steps

50 mins

1

Preheat your oven to 400 F. Combine the first 7 ingredients plus several grinds of black pepper in a large mixing bowl. Add the chicken and let marinate while you move on to Step 2.
2

Clean the mushrooms, trim their stems, and cut them into quarters.
3

Shake the marinade off the chicken quarters and lay them out on a sheet pan. Add the chopped mushrooms to the marinade and toss well to coat. Spread the mushrooms and any remaining marinade around the chicken. Put the tray into the oven and let cook until the internal temperature of the thickest thigh reaches 165 F, about 45 minutes.
4

Put the tray back in the oven and broil for a final 2 or 3 minutes. The skin won't get crisp, but it should become deeply browned. Remove the chicken to a plate to rest for 10 minutes. Put the tray of mushrooms and pan sauce back into the oven (which should be off) to keep it warm while you wait.