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Antigoni's Cypriot Chicken
Photo: Lily Banse

Antigoni's Cypriot Chicken

17 ingredients 14 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

549
Calories
39g
Protein
18g
Fat
61g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 16 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Oregano 1 tsp dried (1.8g) 5
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Buffalo not in our table 0
Salad not in our table 0
Coriander 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

  • 1 chicken, around 1.4kg
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 large buffalo tomato, sliced into 8 pieces
  • 1 large onion, sliced into rings
  • sea salt, and freshly ground pepper
  • 1½ heaped tsp dried oregano
  • 1½ heaped tsp ground cinnamon
  • village salad, (chopped fresh coriander, parsley, Greek rocket and tomatoes, dressed with lemon juice, olive oil and salt), to serve
  • For the cumin potatoes:
  • 5-6 medium to large Cypriot potatoes, peeled and halved
  • 1 large onion, thinly sliced into rings
  • 1½ tsp ground cumin
  • 1½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • sea salt, and freshly ground pepper
  • 400g canned tomatoes, drained
  • 100ml water

Directions

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1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas 4.

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2. Place the chicken in a roasting tray and rub with 1 tablespoon of olive oil.

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3. Place tomato slices on the chicken breast and legs and surround the chicken with onion rings.

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4. Season the chicken with sea salt, freshly ground pepper, oregano and cinnamon.

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5. Drizzle the remaining olive oil over the chicken.

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6. Roast the chicken in then oven for 1½ hours or until the chicken's juices run clear and the chicken is cooked through.

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7. Meanwhile, cook the cumin potatoes. Place the potatoes in a roasting tray and mix in the onion rings.

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8. Sprinkle over the cumin and cinnamon and season with salt and freshly ground pepper.

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9. Drizzle over the olive oil, mixing well.

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10. Crush the tomatoes by hand and layer over the potatoes. Pour over the water.

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11. Cover with kitchen foil and bake in the oven with the chicken for 45 minutes. Remove the foil and bake uncovered for 30 minutes, until cooked through.

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12. Serve the roast chicken with the cumin potatoes and village salad.

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Category:Cyprian Recipes

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Category:Cyprian Meat Dishes

Recipe sourced from fandom

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