Sumac Chicken with Lime and Cilantro. Why I picked this recipe: Turmeric, lime, and sumac seemed a curious but potentially awesome combination of flavors for a simple weeknight chicken dish. What worked: For a dish with so short an ingredient list, this chicken was full of bright, tangy flavor. Sumac is often found in the increasingly popular za'atar spice blend.
From a recipe by Louisa Shafia, called Turmeric Chicken With Sumac and Lime.
This is Persian cooking at its.
Easy Cilantro Lime Chicken is full of the bright fresh flavors of summer.
You can cook Sumac Chicken with Lime and Cilantro using 14 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Sumac Chicken with Lime and Cilantro
- It's 8 large of boneless skinless chicken thighs.
- It's 1/4 cup of olive oil, extra virgin.
- You need 3/4 tsp of salt.
- It's 1 tbsp of ground sumac.
- You need 1/4 tsp of ceylon cinnamon.
- Prepare 1 tsp of crumbled dry mint.
- Prepare 1 pinch of saffron.
- Prepare 1 tsp of fennel seeds.
- Prepare 1/4 tsp of ground allspice.
- It's 1/4 tsp of ground cayenne.
- You need 1/4 tsp of ground cumin.
- You need 1 of zest of lime.
- You need 1/2 of lime, juice of.
- You need 1 bunch of cilantro, chopped.
Cook it quickly in a skillet or throw it on the grill for a fast dinner! Top the cooked chicken with more fresh cilantro and a squeeze of fresh lime juice. Serve with any extra lime wedges. Marinate skinless boneless chicken breasts in lime juice and cilantro marinade and then quickly grill to perfection.
Sumac Chicken with Lime and Cilantro instructions
- In a medium-sized bowl, mix together the sumac, cinnamon, mint, salt, saffron, fennel, allspice, cumin, and cayenne..
- Wash and pat dry the chicken thighs, then toss them into the mix, and then mix thoroughly..
- Heat on medium the oil in a 3qt sauce pan..
- Place the chicken, about 3 at a time, smooth side down into the oil..
- Cook about 6 minutes, and, when easily loosened with a spatula, flip..
- Sprinkle a little extra sumac on the tops of the chicken while it cooks for another six minutes..
- Flip them again, and sear the new sumac in for about a minute before placing on a dish to rest..
- Repeat until all chicken is cooked..
- Shred zest of lime on the chicken, then toss on some cilantro, then sprinkle with the lime juice, and then serve and enjoy..
Marinate: Marinate the chicken in an acidic marinade made with lime juice. It's almost like using buttermilk, but lime flavored. This Cilantro Lime Chicken recipe is not only quick and flavorful, but it's also healthy and so easy to make! Cilantro lime chicken is packed with bold flavors and makes for a quick and easy weeknight dinner! Just a handful of ingredients - lime, cilantro, garlic, cumin, chili powder and honey - turn humble chicken thighs (or breasts) into an amazingly delicious and easy main course.