Name: Roast Chicken with Harissa and Couscous Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 whole chicken legs; ¼ cup harissa sauce; 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; sea salt and freshly ground pepper; 1 pkg couscous; 1 tbsp powdered sumac; 4 sprig fresh cilantro

Roast Chicken with Harissa and Couscous Recipe

How To Make Roast Chicken with Harissa and Couscous

Roast chicken gets a deeper and more complex flavor with the addition of harissa. Serve this up with couscous to make one complete meal.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 1 hour 30 minutes

Total: 1 hour 40 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

4wholechicken legs
¼cupharissa sauce
1tbspextra virgin olive oil
sea salt and freshly ground pepper
1pkgcouscous
1tbsppowdered sumac,(see Tips & Techniques)
4sprigfresh cilantro

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Run your finger under skin of 1 chicken leg to separate skin from meat without tearing. Spread 1 teaspoon harissa underneath skin.
Move skin back to cover, and spread half teaspoon harissa on top. Repeat process with remaining pieces; spread any remaining harissa on the top and bottom surface of each leg.
Coat the bottom of an ovenproof pan with oil. Place chicken in pan and season with salt and pepper. Bake in oven until crispy. This will take about 90 minutes.
About 15 minutes before legs are done, prepare couscous following package directions. Spoon couscous on a platter, arrange legs on top, dust with sumac, sprinkle cilantro, and serve immediately.