An easy recipe for crispy rolls of well-seasoned chicken by Andrea Boueiz. (Credit: Aly Baalbacky)
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Preparation 20 min
Cooking time 50 min
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Difficulty
Easy
- 1 whole chicken (about 1.3 kg)
- 1 kg brown onions
- 100 g sumac (set aside a pinch for serving)
- 15 g ground ginger
- 5 g chili flakes
- 15 g salt
- 70 g toasted pine nuts
- 400 g markuk bread (5 pieces)
- 300 g olive oil
- 200 g goat yogurt
For 40 rolls
For the chicken:
- Preheat the oven to 220°C on the fan setting.
- Place the chicken on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Season the chicken with salt, black pepper, and a drizzle of olive oil.
- Roast for 40 minutes until the skin is golden. Once cooked, let cool.
- Once cooled, shred the chicken, removing the skin and bones. Make sure to use all parts of the chicken (thigh, breast, and wings).
For the mixture:
- Peel and thinly slice the onions.
- In a saucepan, heat 100 g of olive oil, and add the onions. Raise the heat to high and cook the onions until they become translucent and lightly colored.
- Once cooked, place them over the shredded chicken. Add the sumac, pine nuts, ground ginger, chili flakes, salt, and the rest of the olive oil (save a little to brush the rolls).
- Mix everything well, adjust the seasoning as needed.
For the bread:
- Stack the 5 markuk breads one on top of the other, roll them, and cut them in half.
- Unroll, stack them again, and repeat this three times until you get triangles.
- Trim the edges and reserve them to make homemade chips. Keep the bread covered before rolling to prevent the triangles from drying out.
For the rolls:
- Preheat your oven to 220°C on the fan setting.
- Place a few pieces of bread (smooth side out) on your work surface, put a little filling on each piece, fold over the edges, then roll them up.
- Brush a baking sheet with some of the remaining olive oil, arrange the rolls on it, and brush the rolls with more olive oil.
- Bake for 10 to 15 minutes until nicely golden and crispy.
- Serve with goat yogurt and a pinch of sumac.
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Preparation 20 min
Cooking time 50 min
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Difficulty
Easy
- 1 whole chicken (about 1.3 kg)
- 1 kg brown onions
- 100 g sumac (set aside a pinch for serving)
- 15 g ground ginger
- 5 g chili flakes
- 15 g salt
- 70 g toasted pine nuts
- 400 g markuk bread (5 pieces)
- 300 g olive oil
- 200 g goat yogurt
