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Moroccan roast chicken with apricots
Photo: Lily Banse

Moroccan roast chicken with apricots

16 ingredients 20 min + 50 min Serves 6 openrecipes
Moroccan roast chicken with apricots

Come rain or shine, serve up this sumac-marinated spatchcocked bird, that can be barbecued or oven cooked, with a sweet, fruity accompaniment

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

711
Calories
54g
Protein
20g
Fat
86g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 18 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Yogurt 170g plain Greek 100
Pomegranate 1/2 cup seeds (87g) 72
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Fennel 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
Apricot 1 medium (35g) 17
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Coriander not in our table 0
Sumac not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0
Saffron not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 small chicken
  • 6 tbsp olive oil
  • small bunch coriander
  • 2 tbsp sumac (see tip, below)
  • 1 tbsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tbsp fennel seeds
  • 2 tsp chilli flakes
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • zest and juice 2 lemons
  • 4 tbsp pomegranate molasses
  • 250g natural yogurt , mixed with 1-2 pinches saffron, to serve
  • 12 apricots , halved and stoned
  • 2 preserved lemons , rinsed, seeds removed, finely chopped
  • 3 tbsp clear honey
  • 1 tbsp orange blossom water
  • 4 tbsp white wine vinegar

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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