il Koxox tat-tiġieġ they are a second peasant dish, flavored with sage and made crunchy by its cooking in the oven. It is a dish appreciated by both adults and children and fabulous when served with a side dish of grilled vegetables or roasted potatoes. Accompany your chicken thighs with a mayonnaise-like sauce but flavored with rosemary: add some inside, chopped and combined with the grated lemon zest. Dinner is ready soon and for sure with this dish you will make a great impression with your guests!

Preparazzjoni

1

Take the cleaned chicken thighs and cut them with the help of a small knife.

2

Insert the previously washed sage leaves inside the hollow.

3

Line a baking tray with a sheet of parchment paper and brush it with extra virgin olive oil.

4

Place the chicken on top of it. Grease it with oil and sprinkle it with a teaspoon of sage powder, a little salt and black pepper.

5

In the meantime, peel the potatoes with a potato peeler and remove any ugly and bruised parts with a knife.

6

Rinse them under running water and pat them with a clean cloth until completely dry.

7

Cut the potatoes into cubes of about 2 cm each with a knife.

8

Place the diced potatoes in the pan together with the thighs; then add the rosemary needles and complete with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.

9

Place the pan in a convection oven and bake at 180 degrees for 50 minutes.

10

Halfway through cooking, turn the chicken over with tongs and mix the potatoes with a spoon. Finally, turn the thighs over again 10 minutes from the end to give them the classic gilding before serving.

aċċessorji

• Sikkina
• Trej tal-ħami
• Karta li ma tagħmilx griż
• Kuċċarina
• Tqaxxar il-patata
• Ċarruta nadifa
• Tnalji
• Mgħarfa tal-mejda

Suġġerimenti u ħjiel

• To have a very soft meat you can marinate it for at least 1 hour with your favorite flavors, oil and lemon juice, and then move on to the final cooking in the oven.
• A suggestion to make children love meat: offer some breaded chicken thighs, pass in the flour then in the eggs and finally in the breadcrumbs.
• If you are a lover of this meat we suggest you enjoy a good one Tiġieġ devilled to give a touch of spice and taste to your dinners.
• How about proposing it as if it were an escalope? To do this, use the recipe of Tiġieġ Bil-Lumifresh, summery and very tasty.

ħażna

Chicken thighs can be stored in the refrigerator, in an airtight container, għal massimu ta’ jum 1/2.