Breads and flatbreads
Chicken Sumac Rolls
Chicken sumac rolls, or musakhan, are a very delicious and easy recipe too! You can use leftover chicken from the day before to make them. Olive oil is one of the secrets to this recipe!
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Chicken Sumac Rolls .. Trust us, sumac is delicious with chicken, not just meat! Try these wonderful rolls and serve them alongside your favorite dishes
Ingredients
- saj bread
- boiled chicken breasts with their aromatics
- salt
- 2 tablespoons sumac
- olive oil
- 4 red onions
Method
- We start by boiling the chicken with the aromatics, such as bay leaves, cinnamon sticks, cloves, and more...
- Once cooked, let it cool slightly, then cut it into small pieces or shred it into thin strips
- Finely chop two onions and fry them in olive oil in a pan until lightly colored...
- Add the fried onions with their oil, salt, and two tablespoons of sumac to the shredded chicken and mix well...
- Cut the saj bread into equal medium-sized triangles or squares
- Place the filling inside the bread pieces and roll them into finger shapes, sealing the sides...
- Brush a baking tray with olive oil and arrange the chicken rolls in the tray...
- Mix a little sumac with olive oil and brush it over the tops of the rolls...
- Bake in a medium-heated oven until browned on the bottom and top...
- Meanwhile, slice the remaining two onions into wedges and fry them in olive oil in the same pan used before...
- Serve the chicken sumac rolls topped with the onion wedges
- Recipe for chicken sumac rolls from our friend and cook at Shou Tabkhin Today
- Amal Khadr
- Click on Amal's name to visit her profile
- To get Amal's recipe for preparing chicken quesadilla, click on this link: Chicken Quesadilla with Saj Bread
- For the recipe and method for avocado guacamole sauce, click on this link: How to Make Guacamole Sauce
- For more delicious appetizers from Amal, here are Appetizers with Basil Sauce
Notes and serving ideas
- Chicken Quesadilla with Saj Bread
- How to Make Guacamole Sauce
- Appetizers with Basil Sauce






