Pineapple Chilli Chicken

April 28, 2026

Pineapple Chilli Chicken

Course Main Course
Servings 4 people

Equipment

  • 1 large wide shallow pan
  • 1 mandolin sharp knife

Ingredients
  

Chicken

  • 8 chicken thighs skin on, bone in
  • 4 garlic cloves large, crushed with knife
  • 1 onion medium to large, laved and thinly sliced (mandolin)
  • 1/2 large pineapple over ripe. About 300g
  • 4 tangerines or 2 oranges – squeezed for 100ml juice
  • 100ml chicken stock
  • 2 tbsp double cream
  • 1 lime cut into wedges to serve

Nduja chipotle paste

  • 50 g Nduja paste
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1/2 tsp chipotle flakes
  • 1/2 tsp paprika
  • 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
  • 20 twists black pepper griner

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 180C fan/200°C
  • Put all the ingredients for the ‘nduja and chipotle paste into a large bowl and
  • mix together. Add the chicken, garlic and three-quarters of the sliced onior
  • save the rest to serve) and mix well so everything is coated evenly. Tip the
  • chicken, onions and garlic into a 28cm ovenproof cast-iron skillet or similar.
  • sized baking dish. Spread out the chicken thighs and arrange, skin side up
  • on top of the onions and garlic
  • Cut the pineapple into 4 rounds, then cut each round into quarters, removing
  • the hard core (you should have about 300g). Add the pineapple to the bow
  • with the remnants of the paste, mix to coat with whatever’s left there, then
  • arrange the pineapple around the chicken
  • Pour the tangerine juice around the chicken (don’t get the skin wet), then bake
  • for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and pour the stock or water into the
  • pan around the chicken (again, don’t get the skin wet) Return to the oven for
  • another 20-25 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through and the skinis
  • browned and crispy. If you have a blowtorch, use it to char the pineapple a litile
  • Let the chicken rest for 5-10 minutes, then drizzle the cream into the sauce.
  • Toss the coriander and the remaining sliced onions together with a tiny bit
  • of oil and salt and arrange them on top. Serve from the pan, with the lime
  • wedges alongside.