MusakhanSumac Chicken and Onions on Flatbread

Name: Musakhan (Sumac Chicken and Onions on Flatbread)
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Jordan
Ingredients: 1 pcs Whole Chicken (cut into serving pieces); 8 g Salt; 3 g Black Pepper; 60 ml Extra Virgin Olive Oil; 450 g Onion (thinly sliced); 16 g Sumac; 80 ml Extra Virgin Olive Oil; 4 pcs Pita Bread; 40 g Pine Nuts

Roasted sumac chicken and softened onions served over flatbread with pine nuts. Musakhan is strongly associated with Palestinian cuisine and is also eaten in Jordan and the wider Levant.

Prep

25m

Cook

1h 10m

Serves

Estimated

Nutrition

Per serving

1382kcal

Calories

76g

Protein

97g

Fat

47g

Carbs

Estimated per serving from the base recipe. Actual nutrition may vary.

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Ingredients

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Chicken

1pcs
Whole Chicken (cut into serving pieces)
8g
Salt
3g
Black Pepper
60ml
Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Onions

450g
Onion (thinly sliced)
16g
Sumac
80ml
Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Assembly

4pcs
Pita Bread

Garnish

40g
Pine Nuts

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Method

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6 steps

01
Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F).
02
Rub the chicken with the salt, black pepper, and extra virgin olive oil. Arrange the pieces in a roasting pan and roast until browned and the thickest pieces reach 74°C (165°F).
03
Place the onion, sumac, and extra virgin olive oil in a wide pan over medium-low heat. Cook slowly until the onions are very soft, silky, and deeply flavored but not browned.
04
Warm the pita bread until pliable, then spread the sumac onions over the bread.
05
Arrange the roasted chicken over the onions and spoon the pan juices over the top.
06
Toast the pine nuts in a dry pan until golden, then scatter them over the top before serving.

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