Sticky orange chicken with parsnips, maple & pecans

Name: Sticky orange chicken with parsnips, maple & pecans
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 blood oranges 1 juiced, 1 thickly sliced; 3 tbsp maple syrup; 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp sherry vinegar; 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard; 1 tbsp cranberry or redcurrant jelly melted; 2 parsnips quartered, peeled and the core cut out and discarded; 4 chicken thighs skin on; 140g small shallots left whole but peeled; 2 thyme sprigs broken up a bit; 25g pecans barely chopped; mixed leaf salad or wilted spinach, to serve (optional); cooked rice to serve (optional)