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04 Dec sumac chicken thighs

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Sumac is a dried, crushed berry that is a staple flavour of Middle Eastern cooking. It has a beautiful deep red, almost purple hue and it adds a distinctly tangy element to any dish it’s added to.

sumac chicken thighs

Serves 4

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 30 to 40 minutes

Ingredients

1 tablespoon of honey

1 teaspoon of orange blossom water

8 chicken thighs

1 lemon

1 tablespoon of sumac

Fresh thyme

1 tablespoon of olive oil

Salt

Pepper

Couscous or roast potatoes to serve

Method

  1. Mix the orange blossom and honey together.
  1. Put chicken thighs in a roasting dish. Drizzle with orange blossom honey.
  1. Squeeze over the juice of a lemon. Slice the leftover lemon rind into rounds and place in the tray.
  1. Sprinkle evenly with sumac and fresh thyme, and a generous pinch of alt and pepper. Drizzle with olive oil.
  1. Roast in oven at 200c/180c fan/gas mark 6 for 30 to 40 minutes, or until thighs are cooked through.
  1. Serve with couscous or roast potatoes.

Storecupboard Essential: Sumac

This dried, crushed berry is a delightful bright purple colour, and is used in North African and Middle Eastern cuisine as a fragrant spice. It loves being paired with eggs but works equally well with chicken and lamb.

This recipe first appeared in The Irish Independent on December 3rd 

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