Meat & PoultryDifficulty: medium

Musakhan (Palestinian Sumac Chicken)

Name: Musakhan (Palestinian Sumac Chicken)
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 4 chicken legs/quarters; 3 tbsp sumac; 3 large onions, thinly sliced; 1/4 cup olive oil; 2 tsp allspice; 100 g pine nuts, toasted; 2-3 taboon/naan breads; Salt, pepper

Palestine's national dish: sumac-scented chicken over taboon bread with caramelized onions and pine nuts.

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1Toss the chicken with half the sumac, oil, allspice, salt and pepper; roast at 200°C/400°F for 30 minutes.

2Meanwhile cook the onions slowly in oil with the rest of the sumac until jammy, 25 minutes.

3Lower the oven; lay the bread in a pan, cover with half the onions, add the chicken, top with rest of onions.

4Bake 15 minutes more. Finish with pine nuts.