Sevtap’s Turkish chicken

Serves 4 Starters and mains

Turkish  Flavours  Sevtaps Chicken

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Ingredients

  • 1kg chicken thighs
  • 3tbsp olive oil
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1tbsp ground allspice
  • 3 cinnamon sticks
  • 1kg tomatoes, diced
  • 3 long green chillies
  • 100g pine nuts, toasted
  • 100g currants
  • 2 handfuls flat-leaf parsley

Method

Cut the chicken thighs into bite-sized pieces. Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Fry the onion over medium heat for 10-15 minutes, or until soft but not browned. Add the chicken, allspice and cinnamon sticks and stir to coat the chicken. Add the tomato, chillies, pine nuts, currants and parsley. Sprinkle with a little sea salt and lots of black pepper. Cover and cook over low heat for 40 minutes, or until the chicken is tender.

Recipe and photograph taken from Turkish Flavours by Sevtap Yuce, photography by Alicia Taylor (Hardie Grant £14.99).
Turkish  Flavours  Sevtaps Chicken
Recipe and photograph taken from Turkish Flavours by Sevtap Yuce, photography by Alicia Taylor (Hardie Grant £14.99).

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