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Lebanese Lemon Garlic Chicken - Al Aseel copycat
Recipe video above. A copycat of a signature dish at Al Aseel, a popular Lebanese restaurant in Sydney! Chicken is marinated in a bold lemon-garlic yogurt mix, then smothered in a garlicky lemon yogurt sauce. Warm yogurt may sound unusual, but one bite will win you over! Serve with pita bread and Fattoush.PS. Please measure the garlic - too much is harsh, too little is sad.PPS. The salt might seem a lot, but please trust, it's not salty!
👥 3 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 25 min⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 10 min👤 Nagi📖 recipetineats
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●whisk
- ●bowl
- ●pan
- ●microwave
- ●spatula
📝 Preparation Steps
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ABBREVIATED RECIPE:
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Marinade chicken ⏱️ 12 - 24 hrs. Cook in 2 batches. Whisk sauce, rest ⏱️ 1 hr, warm just before serving. Smother chicken, serve!
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FULL RECIPE:
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Marinade - Mix the marinade ingredients in a bowl. Add the chicken, toss to coat then refrigerate to marinate for ⏱️ 12 - 24 hours (Note 2).
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Sauce - Put the sauce ingredients in a microwaveable bowl and whisk to combine. Set aside for ⏱️ 1 hour + to let the garlic flavour meld. (Note 4)
garlic (, finely grated or crushed using garlic press (~4 big cloves))1 tbsptsp garlic (, finely grated or crushed using garlic press (~1 clove))3/4
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Cook chicken - Drain off excess marinade from the chicken. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large non stick pan over high heat. Place half the chicken in and cook for 1 1/⏱️ 2 - 2 minutes on each side until golden. Remove onto a plate.
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Repeat - Scrape out / roughly wipe loose black bits out of the pan. Reheat remaining oil and cook remaining chicken. Rest for ⏱️ 2 minutes.
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Warm sauce - While the chicken is resting, microwave for ⏱️ 40 seconds to warm (but not hot) then give it a good whisk. Taste and add more lemon for tangier, or more water to loosen (some yogurts are thicker than others).
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Serving - Spread half the sauce in a shallow bowl. Use a spatula to transfer the chicken onto the yogurt. Spoon over remaining sauce, finish with a swish of olive oil and sprinkle of parsley. Serve!
olive oil1 tbspextra virgin olive oil2 tbspolive oil (, for cooking)2 tbspLemon wedges and extra virgin olive oil (, for garnish)parsley (, roughly chopped (or equal amounts mint and parsley))1 tsp
Nutrition Facts
calories
285 kcal
fat Content
18 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
0.3 g
sugar Content
1 g
sodium Content
1022 mg
protein Content
28 g
trans Fat Content
0.01 g
cholesterol Content
80 mg
carbohydrate Content
3 g
saturated Fat Content
3 g
unsaturated Fat Content
14 g
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