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Deliciously smoky, spicy and flavourful, the harissa chicken goes really well with couscous, rice or roasted sweet potatoes, even a simple side salad is terrific. I have used chicken drumsticks, you can use wings or even a whole bird, but adjust the cooking time accordingly. Harissa could be swapped out for sambal oelek. Sriracha is another great substitute, though the consistency is different.

Originally from Tunisia, harissa is a condiment basically made with lots of dry red chilli peppers, garlic, salt, extra virgin olive oil and various spices. It is widely used in North African and Middle Eastern cooking. The ingredients for harissa paste vary from household to household and region to region ? some include cumin, caraway, others tomatoes, and even rose petals. Original recipe from Bon Appetit calls for 3 different kinds of chillies. I had to tweak the recipe a little bit since I just have chillies de árbol and guajillo. You can use fresh or pickled chillies if you want to, but I find the dried ones have more complex flavours. Homemade Harissa

15 Dried chillies de árbol, stemmed and seeded
5 Dried guajillo chillies, stemmed and seeded
1 tbsp Cumin seeds
2 tsp Coriander seeds
5 Garlic cloves, smashed
3 tbsp Fresh lemon juice
1 tbsp Tomato paste
1 tsp Smoked paprika
1 tsp Sea salt
180 ml Oive oil

6-8 Chicken drumsticks
Sea salt and black peppe...