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Garlic Lemon Chicken

This is a recipe for chicken flavored with garlic and lemon, served with a garlic sauce called toom.

Ingredients

  • 2 lemons, juiced
  • 6 cloves garlic
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp basil
  • ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
  • 4 chicken breasts, boneless and with skin
  • 6 large potatoes, sliced ¼ inch thick
  • 4 cloves of garlic
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • ¼ cup lemon juice
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • a dash of cayenne

Instructions

  1. 1
    Combine the lemon juice, garlic, salt, pepper, basil and cayenne pepper to make a marinade.
  2. 2
    Put the chicken breasts in a deep pan, and pour the marinade over top.
  3. 3
    Cover, and let marinate in the fridge overnight. In the morning, flip the chicken to the other side and continue marinating for an additional 4 hours.
  4. 4
    Drain and reserve the liquid from the pan. Bake the chicken in a preheated oven at 375°F (190°C) for 10–15 minutes. The goal is to brown the chicken, without cooking it through.
  5. 5
    Return the marinade to the browned chicken. Tightly cover the pan with tin foil, and put back in the oven.
  6. 6
    Set the oven to 250°F (120°C). Bake chicken for 4 hours, basting it with the marinade every hour.
  7. 7
    Add the sliced potatoes to the pot, baste everything, and recover with foil.
  8. 8
    Put back in the oven, and cook for another hour.
  9. 9
    When the chicken is in its final hour of baking, blend all of the ingredients for the toom in a food processor until smooth.
  10. 10
    Serve the chicken and potatoes with the toom and some warm pita bread.
Category
Beverages
Cuisine
Lebanese

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