Breaking news...Israeli 7-Spice Chicken
Some like it hot...
Some like it hot, and this Sephardi-based chicken dish uses a blend of seven delicate spices to make a sumptuous chicken dish for any occasion.
This recipe was adapted from an Israeli cookbook - feel free to experiment and add your own ingredients - but don't forget to let us know how you get on!
Ingredients:
For the Chicken...
- 2 jointed chickens
- 1 large onion (thinly sliced)
- 3 cloves garlic (chopped)
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 hot diced chilli pepper
- some chopped coriander
- small pinch cinnamon
- small pinch cumin
- salt and pepper
For the sauce...
- 9 desertspoons of soy sauce.
- 3 desertspoons of sugar.
- 9 tablespoons red 'kiddush' wine (or red sweet / fortified wine if you can't get kiddush wine).
Directions:
- Mix the sauce ingredients together in a bowl or jug.
- Place all the chicken ingredients in an oven-proof dish and pour the sauce over.
- Bake in a medium-hot oven.
- Uncover for the last half hour of cooking to brown the onions and chicken.
Serving Suggestion:
Serve with potatoes or rice and green vegetables.
Note:
I sometimes add small whole / baby potatoes and green beans to the dish before cooking to make it an all-in-one recipe. If you do this, don't forget to increase the amount of sauce mix so that it won't dry out.
Viv
