Recipe: Succulent Sumac Chicken with Lime and Cilantro

Sumac Chicken with Lime and Cilantro.

Now, you should make Sumac Chicken with Lime and Cilantro using 14 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Sumac Chicken with Lime and Cilantro

1. You need 8 large of boneless skinless chicken thighs.
2. You need 1/4 cup of olive oil, extra virgin.
3. Prepare 3/4 tsp of salt.
4. You need 1 tbsp of ground sumac.
5. You need 1/4 tsp of ceylon cinnamon.
6. It's 1 tsp of crumbled dry mint.
7. It's 1 pinch of saffron.
8. Prepare 1 tsp of fennel seeds.
9. You need 1/4 tsp of ground allspice.
10. It's 1/4 tsp of ground cayenne.
11. Prepare 1/4 tsp of ground cumin.
12. You need 1 of zest of lime.
13. It's 1/2 of lime, juice of.
14. You need 1 bunch of cilantro, chopped.

Sumac Chicken with Lime and Cilantro instructions

1. In a medium-sized bowl, mix together the sumac, cinnamon, mint, salt, saffron, fennel, allspice, cumin, and cayenne..
2. Wash and pat dry the chicken thighs, then toss them into the mix, and then mix thoroughly..
3. Heat on medium the oil in a 3qt sauce pan..
4. Place the chicken, about 3 at a time, smooth side down into the oil..
5. Cook about 6 minutes, and, when easily loosened with a spatula, flip..
6. Sprinkle a little extra sumac on the tops of the chicken while it cooks for another six minutes..
7. Flip them again, and sear the new sumac in for about a minute before placing on a dish to rest..
8. Repeat until all chicken is cooked..
9. Shred zest of lime on the chicken, then toss on some cilantro, then sprinkle with the lime juice, and then serve and enjoy..