6/26/22, 6:03 PM Zaatar Chicken - Zaatar & Zaytoun

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Zaatar Chicken
The Only Zaatar Chicken Recipe You Will Ever Need

Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Lebanese
Keyword
Authentic, Chicken, Healthy

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes

Servings 4 people

Ingredients
4-6
chicken thighs or 1 chicken quartered
For the marinade:
1
onion
3
garlic cloves
1
tsp
salt
1
tbsp
of regular olive oil or a good drizzle
2
tbsp
lemon juice
1
tsp
seven spice
1/2
tsp
turmeric
1
tspn sumac
1/2
tsp
black pepper
For the basting mix:
1
tbsp
dried zaatar leaves
3-4
tbsp
regular olive oil
3-4
tbsp
lemon juice
1
tsp
salt

Instructions
1. Peel the onions and garlic and puree them in a blender until you make a thick paste (or finely chop) and add to
a dish or bowl where you will marinade the chicken
2. Add 1 full tsp of salt, lemon juice, 7 spice, turmeric, sumac and black pepper to the onion garlic mix along with
a good drizzle of regular olive oil
3. Wash the chicken and season with salt and pepper before adding to the marinade. Rub the marinade in the
chicken well and under the skin too
4. Leave the chicken to marinade overnight if possible or for a few hours at least
5. When you are ready to cook the chicken, take it out about an hour before and bring to room temperature. Heat
the oven to 200°C (390F)
6. Place the chicken in a roasting dish if you haven't done so already, cover with foil and put it in the heated oven
for 15 mins at 200°C (390F) then lower the heat to 170°C (340F) and cook for another hour
7. Turn the chicken half way through
8. Prepare the basting juice by mixing the dried zaatar leaves with 3-4 tbsp each of olive oil and lemon juice and 1
tsp of salt

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9. After an our on low heat, take the chicken out and remove the foil
10. Drizzle the basting mix over the chicken and return to the oven for another 15 minutes
11. Serve with rice or couscous

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