Cajun Chicken

Another suggestion of our favorite Cajun & Creole Cuisine this delicious and extra spicy chicken with potatoes in the oven. As familiar as it may seem, it is different from the usual ones in the same category. This special character is provided by the excellent Cajun Spice Blend and the chopped spring onion at the end before serving.
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Cajun Cuisine

It is a dish of the special kitchen of Akkad, a French-speaking people, who were deported from their territories of Canada to the region of Louisiana, the southern US state, in the Gulf of Mexico, with capital in Baton Rouge and a population of ~4,700,000.

It could be called Rustic Kitchen. Naturally uses locally available ingredients, which predominate in the dishes of Cajun & Creole Cuisine, whose dish preparation is usually straightforward but indisputable flavor. It has to do with the culinary art of cooks, influenced by traditional French Cuisine.

Aromatic vegetables and the characteristic aromatic raw ingredients, such as green pepper (poivron), onion, garlic, celery, carrot, parsley, bay leaves, thyme, spring onions, dried cayenne etc. These are usually cooked together of course with pork, sausages and of course all kinds of fish and other seafood in the area.

Ingredients (3 servings) 3 chicken thighs 4 large potatoes 1 red onion 5 cloves garlic 2 tbsp Cajun Spice Blend★ salte & freshly ground pepper 3-4 tbsp olive oil 1-2 spring onions, thin	Wash the chicken under running water and pat dry with paper towels. In a baking dish put the potatoes cut to length, not too thick. Salt & pepper. On top place the chicken thighs, cut in two.	Crush the garlic cloves one by one in the press and sprinkle over the chicken. Add salt, pepper …
… and some of the Cajun Spice Blend★ 2 tbsp spicy paprika 2 bay leaves 1 tbsp dried basil 1 tbsp oregano 1 tsp black pepper grain 1 tsp chilli flakes 1 tsp fennel seeds All these crushed well in the mortar.	Sprinkle all with olive oil and place the pan in a preheated oven at 200℃ (392℉, Gas:5.7) to 25'. Remove from the oven, turn the chicken thighs over and cook on the other side, with some even sprinkle mixture cajun spices and add red onion, cut into thin crescents.	Reduce the oven temperature to 180℃ (356℉, Gas:4.2) and bake for another 25'-30' until golden brown. Remove the pan from the oven and serve immediately, sprinkled with chopped fresh onions.

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