Palestinian Musakhan
Roast chicken and tender onions cooked with sumac and olive oil, served over flatbread and topped with pine nuts. Serves 4; timings are estimates.
Musakhan brings together spiced chicken, soft sumac onions, and flatbread that soaks up the juices and oil. This version serves four and uses estimated timings. Taboon bread is a traditional choice, though another flatbread can also be used.
Method
- 01
Season the chicken
Mix the chicken with 30 ml olive oil, 1 teaspoon cumin, 1/2 tablespoon sumac, the cinnamon, allspice, and salt. Coat all the pieces evenly and place them on a baking tray.
10 min - 02
Roast the chicken
Roast the chicken at 200°C for about 45–60 minutes, until fully cooked and golden. Keep the tray juices to serve with the dish.
50 min - 03
Cook the onions and toast the pine nuts
While the chicken roasts, heat 30 ml oil in a wide pan and toast the pine nuts for 2–3 minutes, stirring, until golden; remove them. Add 60 ml oil and the onions to the pan. Cook over medium heat for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until soft and lightly golden. Stir in the remaining cumin and 2 tablespoons sumac.
20 min - 04
Warm the bread and assemble
Warm the flatbreads under the grill for 2–4 minutes, until lightly crisp. Spread the onions over the bread, arrange the chicken on top, and spoon over its juices. Finish with the pine nuts and the remaining 30 ml oil.
5 min
Ingredients
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