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musahkan

Celestina9000 avatar
Recipe by
C G
@Celestina9000
Vallèe du Willamette, OR

Compiled from various sources online and from several cookbooks.

yield 4 -6 (but figure on 3-4 at most)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 35 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For musahkan

  • 1 1/2 lb
    chicken thighs, skinless and boneless
  • 1/2 c
    extra virgin olive oil (plus additional olive oil for sauteing)
  • 2 Tbsp
    ground sumac (do not omit)
  • 1/4 tsp
    freshly ground allspice
  • 1/4 tsp
    ground cardamom
  • 1/4 tsp
    white pepper
  • 2 clove
    garlic, peeled and minced
  • 2 lg
    yellow onions, peeled and chopped into medium chunks
  • 2-3
    arabic bread, or similar (i used a homemade basic arabic bread)
  • 1/3
    pine nuts (reduced from 1/2 c. to save $)
  • flat leaf parsley, for garnish

How To Make musahkan

  • 1
    Lightly flatten the chicken thighs with a mallet. Combine the olive oil, sumac, allspice, cardamom, white pepper and minced garlic in a prep bowl and whisk.
  • 2
    Place the chicken thighs in a large baking dish in a single layer and pour the olive oil marinade over the chicken. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for at least an hour. I prepped the chicken mid-morning.
  • 3
    Once the chicken has marinated, preheat oven to 400 degrees and BAKE for 30 minutes.
  • 4
    Meanwhile, as the chicken bakes, chop the onions. Heat up 2 tablespoon olive oil in a pan and sautè the onions for about 10 minutes until they glisten and are just on this side of caramelized. Set aside.
  • 5
    In the same pan on medium-low heat gently brown the pine nuts in 1 tablespoon olive oil. Set aside.
  • 6
    Heat oven to BROIL.
  • 7
    Slice the bread loaves in half and layer the pieces singly-cut side UP on the bottom of an *oiled baking dish. I also lightly oiled the bread pieces on both sides. It doesn't have to be perfect as long as the bread pieces are singly layered. Tip: After layering the Arabic bread in the baking dish I lightly crisped the bread for 10 minutes in the oven along with the chicken as it baked. *olive oil
  • 8
    Spoon HALF of the onions evenly over the bread slices. Slice the chicken thighs into medium-large chunks and place them top of the onions. Now place the other half of the onions on top of the chicken pieces. BROIL the musahkan for approximately 5-10 minutes.
  • 9
    After removing from the oven, garnish with the toasted pine nuts and if desired, with some fresh flat leaf parsley. Serve immediately with plain yogurt on the side.
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