Oven-Baked Lemon and Garlic Chicken

Ingredients

• 2 kg chicken thighs
• 1 kg potatoes, peeled and sliced
• 3 lemons
• 2 heads garlic (about 12 cloves)
• Mastic (mastic resin)
• Bay leaves
• Onion
• Whole cloves (for boiling)
• Tahini and vinegar for washing the chicken
• Sweet spice (mild spice blend)
• A pinch of ground cinnamon
• Cumin
• Chicken seasoning
• Black pepper
• For how to make beef steaks, click the link: How to make roast beef with filet pieces
• For delicious crispy wedges, see the link: Potato Wedges

Method

1. Begin by cleaning the chicken well and rubbing it with lemon, vinegar, and tahini.
2. Boil the cleaned chicken and add all the aromatics: onion, cloves, and bay leaf, and boil it until about half-cooked (nearly done).
3. Peel the potatoes, slice them, and fry them until half-cooked as well.
4. Prepare the chicken seasoning mix: add the crushed garlic, adjusting the amount up or down according to taste.
5. Add the lemon juice to the garlic and the various spices.
6. Add a little of the chicken boiling water to the seasoning mix plus 1 teaspoon of saffron threads or turmeric.
7. Place the chicken and potatoes in an ovenproof dish, then pour the seasoning over the chicken and potatoes.
8. Put the chicken-and-potato dish in a preheated oven for about 40 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through, depending on your oven.
   Timers: 40 min
9. For how to make beef steak, click the link: Roast beef using steak cuts
10. To make the delicious wedges with the crispy, here is the link: Potato wedges