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Broiled Paprika Chicken with Charred Lemon

Bone-in thighs broiled until the skin crackles, with lemon halves charred right alongside.

Broiled Paprika Chicken with Charred Lemon, plated and ready to serve
Serves
4
Total time
35 min
Cost per serving (United States)
$6.00

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 lb bone-in chicken thighs
  • 2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • 4 clove garlic
  • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 lemon
  • 2 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 lb yukon gold potatoes
  • 1/4 bunch fresh flat-leaf parsley(optional)

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 425F. Toss the potatoes, cut into wedges, with 1 tablespoon oil and salt on a sheet pan and roast 15 minutes.

  2. Rub the thighs with the remaining oil, both paprikas, minced garlic, and salt.

  3. Push the potatoes aside and lay the thighs skin-side up on the pan with the lemons halved cut-side up.

  4. Roast 20 minutes, then switch to the broiler for 4 to 5 minutes until the skin is crisp and blistered.

  5. Rest 5 minutes, then squeeze the charred lemons over everything and scatter with parsley.

What this costs, country by country

Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.

The cost of this recipe in 11 countries, each in its own currency, with how many of the 8 ingredients we could price in each. Figures are not converted between currencies, so the rows cannot be ranked against each other.
CountryWhole recipePer servingPriced from
United Kingdom£15.20£3.808 of 8 ingredients
Australia$50.92$12.738 of 8 ingredients
Greece20,55 €5,14 €8 of 8 ingredients
Egypt‏٧٧٥٫٢٣ ج.م.‏‏١٩٣٫٨١ ج.م.‏8 of 8 ingredients
Spain16,27 €4,07 €8 of 8 ingredients
Mexico$857.52$214.388 of 8 ingredients
New Zealand$53.86$13.477 of 8 ingredients
Canada$65.00$16.257 of 8 ingredients
Germany34,54 €8,64 €7 of 8 ingredients
Austria€ 42,16€ 10,547 of 8 ingredients
United States$24.00$6.006 of 8 ingredients

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