A Turkish Inspired Feast
I’ve
never been so busy, hence the recent sporadic posting. There’s exciting
news on the way blog-wise but I don’t want to jinx things so for now I’ll just
say I’m juggling projects like crazy.
Back
to the cooking. I don’t know about everyone else but I’m bored of
winter, we had snow yesterday and there’s more forecast on the way
accompanied by below freezing temperatures. It’s dull and I want some
sunshine and warmth. If you feel the same way, try this recipe, it’ll
help shift the winter gloom if only for a short while.
This
sumac chargrilled chicken is delicious, granted it is not the world’s
prettiest dish but it tastes damn good. I’ve added a roasted onion side
dish dressed with olive oil and pomegranate molasses and a chilli spiced
yoghurt dip.
Sumac Chargrilled Chicken
Ingredients (Serves 4)
1 pack of chicken thigh fillets (about 500g)
3 cloves garlic
2 sprigs of thyme, or lemon thyme if you can get it
1 lemon, cut into 8 chunky pieces
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp sumac
Salt and pepper
Method
- Flatten out the chicken thighs on a plate and drizzle with the olive oil, scatter with garlic, thyme leaves, sumac and salt and pepper. Massage into the chicken until nicely coated and set aside in the fridge for about 1 hour to allow the flavours to penetrate the chicken.
- Heat a chargrill pan until searingly hot. Lay the chicken flat into the hot pan, add the chunks of lemon to grill amongst the chicken and cook for about 5 minutes on each side until cooked through.
Roasted Onion and Pomegranate Molasses
Ingredients
3 large red onions (or 4-6 small) cut into wedges
Sprig of thyme or lemon thyme, leaves only
Salt and pepper
1 tbsp pomegranate molasses
1 tbsp olive oil
Method
- Heat oil in a large frying pan, when hot add wedges of onion and thyme. Turn heat to low and cook gently until onions have caramelised and softened.
- Remove from the heat, season with salt and pepper. Turn out onto your serving dish, drizzle with olive oil and pomegranate molasses, mix gently and serve.
Yoghurt Chilli Dip
Ingredients
3 tbsp Greek yoghurt
Juice of 1 lemon
2 cloves garlic, grated
1 red chilli, finely chopped
1 tsp tumeric
Salt and pepper
Method
- Add all ingredients to a bowl, mix well and chill until needed.
2 comments:
Like the sound of this one however can I substitute something else for the pomegranate molasses. Does it just bring sweetness ie could I use treacle?
Pat
I wouldn't use treacle, too strong for this I think, pomegranate molasses are fruity, sweet and syrupy. Try a good quality Balsamic vinegar reduced to a thick syrup in a frying pan and maybe an extra squeeze of lemon juice before serving.
It's a great easy dish and makes me yearn for summer barbecues:)
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