🇪🇸 Spanish

Chicken al Ajillo

Name: Chicken al Ajillo
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 17 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 500 g, thighs Chicken; to taste Salt; 4 cloves, minced Garlic; 3 Dried Red Chilies; 1, sliced Bell Pepper; 2 tbsp Tomato Sauce; 2 tbsp Olive Oil; 3, cut into batons Spring Onions; 1 tsp Smoked Paprika

🇪🇸 Spanish

Sizzling in oil with sliced garlic and dried chili — al ajillo, Spain's greatest small plate. Ready in 27 minutes including prep.

Prep 10 min Cook 17 min Serves 3 Easy

Ingredients

Chicken500 g, thighs
Saltto taste
Garlic4 cloves, minced
Dried Red Chilies3
Bell Pepper1, sliced
Tomato Sauce2 tbsp
Olive Oil2 tbsp
Spring Onions3, cut into batons
Smoked Paprika1 tsp

Optional extras

Fresh Parsleyhandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Heat the oil in a heavy pan and start the sofrito: Garlic cooked down gently until sweet and jammy.
2
Add the Chicken and brown it properly — in batches if the pan is crowded.
3
Stir in Smoked Paprika, garlic and paprika, frying briefly until fragrant.
4
Pour in the liquid, scrape the pan base (never let it burn — fond is flavour, char is ruin), and bring to a simmer.
5
Cook uncovered until the Chicken is tender and the sauce is deep amber and spoon-coating.
6
Rest, then serve with lemon and a scatter of parsley, pan juices pooled generously.

Chef's tip

A final squeeze of sherry vinegar just before serving lifts every other flavour.

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Watch how it's made

Video: The authentic Spanish Garlic Chicken | Pollo al Ajillo · on YouTube