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Afghan Roast Chicken with Tomato Glaze

Name: Afghan Roast Chicken with Tomato Glaze
Total time: 2 h 36 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1½ kg whole chicken; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; salt, to taste; black pepper, freshly ground, to taste; 125 ml ghee, melted, divided; 1 onion, finely chopped; 250 g tomatoes, peeled and chopped; 2 pieces flatbread; 3 eggs, hard-boiled, peeled and sliced; 1 bunch cilantro, leaves picked

A whole chicken rubbed with garlic and basted in ghee, then glazed with a sieved onion and tomato sauce in the last stretch of roasting. It is served on flatbread with egg slices and cilantro.

YieldServes 6
Hands-on50 min
Total2 h 36 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Chicken

1½ kgwhole chicken
2 clovesgarlic, crushed
to tastesalt
to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground
125 mlghee, melted, divided

Tomato glaze

1onion, finely chopped
250 gtomatoes, peeled and chopped

To serve

2 piecesflatbread
3eggs, hard-boiled, peeled and sliced
1 bunchcilantro, leaves picked

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Egg
Birds' eggs (any)
Wheat
Nightshades (any)
Tomato
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Cilantro / coriander
Black and white pepper
Yeast
Poultry and birds (any)
Chicken

Taste

Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh

Equipment

Oven

Season

Any season

Occasion

Entertaining

Effort

45–90 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 2
Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: high
Carbs: low
Fat: high
Fiber: low
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: moderate

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