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Musakhan (Palestinian Sumac Chicken on Taboon Bread)

Musakhan (Palestinian Sumac Chicken on Taboon Bread)

Middle Eastern
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84 minutes
4 people
Hardover 60 min or 12+ steps

84 min · 8 steps

Hard: over 60 min or 12+ steps

560 kcalper person
Protein 30g
Carbs 40g
Fats 30g

About this dish

Bone-in chicken thighs are braised beneath a heap of sumac-stained onions until falling tender, then piled onto warm flatbread and scattered with toasted pine nuts — a Palestinian dish built for sharing.

Allergy Info

Gluten, Tree Nuts

Diet Info

Meat

Before you start

Ready-made is fine, or make your own.

Ingredients

Fresh Produce

  • Onionthinly sliced4

Meat & Poultry

  • Chicken Thighsbone-in, skin-on800 g

Dried Goods

  • Taboon breadlarge4
  • Pine nutstoasted40 g

Spices & Seasonings

  • Sumac3 tbsp
  • Ground Allspice1 tsp
  • Ground cinnamon0.5 tsp
  • Fine sea salt1.5 tsp
  • Black pepper0.5 tsp

Oils & Condiments

  • Extra-virgin olive oilplus extra for the bread120 ml

Utensils

  • Large frying pan
  • Baking tray
  • Sharp knife
  • Chopping board
  • Tongs
  • Meat thermometer

Method

1

Thinly slice the onions.

Approx. 8 minutes
2

Heat half the olive oil in a large frying pan and cook the onions over low heat, stirring occasionally, until deeply softened and golden.

Approx. 20 minutes
3

Stir the sumac, allspice, cinnamon, salt and pepper into the onions and cook briefly until fragrant.

Approx. 3 minutes
4

Push the onions to one side of the pan, add the remaining olive oil, and brown the chicken thighs skin-side down until golden.

Approx. 10 minutes
5

Turn the chicken, spoon the onions back over the top, cover, and cook over low heat until the chicken is cooked through and a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest piece reads at least 74°C.

Approx. 25 minutes
6

Toast the pine nuts in a dry frying pan over low heat, shaking often, until golden.

Approx. 4 minutes
7

Brush the taboon breads with olive oil and warm them on a baking tray in a hot oven until crisp at the edges.

Approx. 8 minutes
8

Place each warm taboon bread on a plate, top with a chicken thigh and a generous spoonful of the sumac onions, and scatter with the toasted pine nuts.

Approx. 6 minutes