Musakhan - Middle Eastern Meal With Chicken
Free Step-By-Step Instructions on How to Prepare Musakhan Bread
Oct 14, 2009
Mama Qadomi passed this down through the ages and as each Palestinian family makes this dish, they will always remember and be thankful for Mama Qadomi. The touches in this recipe are not listed anywhere else as this is the absolute best recipe for the feast of Kings. Mama Qadomi's recipe for Musakhan will not only make everyone happy and proud, but will also cause the world to remember the woman of Musakhan.
Ingredients for Musakhan
- 2 whole chickens cut up and the skin left on.
- Sage leaves
- Whole cardamon smashed (10)
- 4 bay leaves
- Salt
Place all the ingredients in a huge pot and cook on low heat until the chicken is well done.
How to Prepare Musakhan
- In a food processor or by hand, add in ten peeled and chopped onions. Pulse the onions until small pieces, but not mushed. Put the onions in a large pot and add in 1/2 liter of virgin olive oil. Add 2 teaspoons of salt, 1 tablespoon of curry and 1 teaspoon of cumin. Add in 2 cups of the chicken stock from the chickens being cooked. Continue to cook the onions until soft and well done.
- After the chicken is finished cooking, place the chicken in the onion mixture and cooked for a few minutes. Then place the chicken on a baking sheet and season with salt, pepper and sumac. Bake in a oven until slightly crunchy.
- Cook 1/3 cup of pine nuts in some oil in a small skillet, stirring often until browned. Remove from the oil and drain well.
- Place large pita style Syrian Bread on a huge cooking sheet and add the onion mixtures with some oil, spread this over the entire bread. Sprinkle the entire layer or onions with sumac. Layer the chicken on top. Put in a very hot oven of 400 degrees and cooks slightly to brown the bread edges and the chicken also. Do the same thing to every layer of bread. Top each layer with a sprinkle of pine nuts.
- To serve the Musakhan, place all the layers on top of each other and place the huge trays in the middle of the table. This must be served with lots of yogurt and tomato and cucumber salad.
Note: If the large Syrian bread is not available, use any large pita style bread and make several small ones.
Tomato and Cucumber Salad
- 3 tomatoes, chopped
- 2 cucumbers, peeled and chopped
- 1 small onion, peeled and chopped (green onion is the best)
- Fresh mint or 1 teaspoon of dried
- Salt and pepper to taste
Place all the ingredients in a bowl and mix slightly. Add the juice of a half of lemon and some extra virgin olive oil as a dressing. Serve in small bowls surrounding the table where the musakhan is placed.
A day where musakhan is served, is a day where many people will be running to eat. It is a day of celebrations and a day when many drinks are served. After the meal, it is traditional to serve hot tea with mint.
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