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Sheet Pan Dinner - Safran-Zitronen-Hühnchen

Sheet Pan Dinner - Saffron Lemon Chicken

Gericht After Work Cooking, easy recipe, lemony Saffron Chicken, One Sheet Pan Dinner, Sheet Pan Dinner
Länder & Regionen Iran, persian cuisine, persian food
Keyword Sheet Pan Dinner - Saffron Lemon Chicken
Vorbereitungszeit 10 Minuten
Zubereitungszeit 1 Stunde
Portionen 4 Persons
Autor Labsalliebe

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INGREDIENTS - SAFFRON LEMON CHICKEN

  • 4 whole chicken thighs
  • 4 chicken wings
  • 1/2 tsp. saffron threads
  • 2 onions
  • 2 organic lemons
  • 100 ml olive oil
  • salt, pepper 

GARNISH 

  • 4 Pickled Persian lemons* (optional)

Anleitungen

PREPARATION SAFFRON LEMON CHICKEN

  1. Divide chicken thighs, rinse together with the chicken wings under cold water and dry well. 

  2. Finely grind saffron threads in a mortar and pour 25 ml of boiling water over them, cover and let steam for 10 minutes. 

  3. Peel, halve and slice the onion. 

  4. Rinse the lemons under warm water, dry well and grate the peel. 

  5. Squeeze the lemons and add the juice to a baking dish with the onions. Place the chicken pieces on top, add saffron essence, olive oil, finely grated lemon zest, salt and pepper and mix everything well.

  6. Put in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours, or let it marinate overnight. Mix a few times. 

  7. The next day, preheat the oven to 200°. 

  8. Mix the chicken pieces again and bake in the oven for 60 minutes until the crust is lightly golden. 

Rezept-Anmerkungen

Cut the preserved lemons in half and serve with them. Serve with Nan-e Taftoon and Salad Shirazi.