Spicy lemon chicken

Ingredients for 8 servings:

• 2 roast chickens, each cut into 6 pieces,
• 2 lemons, juice
• 1 tbsp salt
• 1 tbsp sambal oelek
• 5 tbsp olive oil
• 500 g onion(s)
• 500 g fennel
• 500 g cherry tomatoes
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 handful of herbs to taste (sage, thyme, oregano)

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Rest time approx. 3 hours; Cooking/baking time approx. 40 minutes; Total time approx. 4 hours

Dissolve the salt in the lemon juice, mix well with the sambal oelek and olive oil, and marinate the chicken pieces in it for 1-3 hours in a cool place. Slice the onions into strips lengthwise, along with the trimmed fennel. Split the cherry tomatoes but do not cut them apart. Preheat the oven to 225°C fan/gas mark 1. Grease a deep baking sheet, line it with the vegetables, season well with salt, scatter the herbs, and then place the chicken pieces on top, skin-side up. Pour the remaining marinade over the pieces. Bake in the oven for 40 minutes; the chicken pieces will be crispy and delicious, the vegetables will be juicy, and everything will be covered in a delicate sauce. Baguette or ciabatta is best served with this, but rice will also work. Of course, the recipe can be adapted to your liking, both in terms of spiciness and the vegetables and herbs.