Middle_Eastern
Middle Eastern - Mezze and Starters
Musakhan Mezze Starter
Chef's Menu Description
Flaky, all-butter golden pastry filled with a delicately spiced sweet filling, baked until crisp and aromatic.
Ingredients
- • 700g boneless chicken thighs
- • 4 tbsp olive oil
- • 4 large onions, thinly sliced
- • 3 tbsp sumac
- • 1/2 tsp ground allspice
- • 1 tsp salt
- • 2 tbsp pine nuts
- • 2 large markook breads
- • 2 tbsp melted butter
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Cook the onions in the olive oil over medium heat for 20 minutes until soft and golden. Stir in the sumac.
2
Phase 2
Season the thighs with the allspice and salt and roast at 200C for 25 minutes. Shred the meat.
3
Phase 3
Fold the shredded chicken through the sumac onions.
4
Phase 4
Spread the filling along each bread, roll tightly, and place seam-side down on a tray. Brush with the melted butter.
5
Phase 5
Bake at 200C for 10 minutes until the rolls crisp and the edges colour.
6
Phase 6
Toast the pine nuts in a dry pan and scatter over the sliced rolls before serving warm.