North African Spiced Chicken with Braised Endive
Spiced chicken meets honey-braised endive in a flavorful clash.
Category
Main Course
Prep
15 minutes
Cook
35 minutes
Style
African
Technique
Searing
Diet Friendly
Low-Carb
Daily recipe · February 14, 2025
A little about this dish
Creating a bridge between vibrant African flavors and the winter harvest of endive, this main course fusion dish is charismatic and flavorful, offering warmth for cool temperatures.
Ingredients (for 4)
- Large endive — 4 — halved lengthwise
- Skin-on, bone-in chicken thigh — 4
- Honey — 2 tablespoons
- Harissa spice blend — 2 tablespoons
- Garlic clove — 2 — minced
- Lemon juice — 1/4 cup
- Toasted almond sliver — 1/4 cup
- Cilantro leaf — for garnish
- Salt — to taste
- Black pepper — to taste
- Olive oil — 3 tablespoons
Preparation
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Step 1 — 🍗🧂🌶️Generously season the chicken thighs with harissa spice blend, minced garlic, and salt.
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Step 2 — 🍳🔥🍗Heat up 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken thighs, skin side down, and cook until golden brown, about 6-7 minutes. Flip and cook the other side for 6-7 minutes until browned. Remove and set aside.
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Step 3 — 🍳🔥🥬In the same pan, lower the heat to medium. Lay the endive halves cut side down and sear until it starts to brown, around 3 minutes. Flip and cook for another 2 minutes.
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Step 4 — 🍯🥬🔥Drizzle honey and left over 1 tablespoon olive oil over the endives. Cover the pan and lower the heat to allow the endives to braise until tender, about 10 minutes.
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Step 5 — 🍗🍳🍋Return cooked chicken to the pan. Pour the lemon juice over the chicken and braised endive.
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Step 6 — 🥗🌿🥜Garnish the dish with toasted almond slivers and cilantro leaves before serving.
A final fox tip
Fun fact: Endive is rich in beta-carotene, which our body converts into vitamin A, very good for eye health. For a vegetarian variant, replace the chicken with tempeh or seared tofu.