Roast chicken with pomegranate molasses and sumac

By Rick Stein: From Venice to Istanbul

Preparation time : 1-2 hours

Cooking time : 30 min. to 1 hour

Servings : 4-6 servings

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken, approx 2kg/4lb 8oz, cut into 8 pieces (or equivalent weight in leg and thigh pieces).

• 3 tablespoons olive oil

• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds

For the marinade

• 2 tablespoons ground sumac

• 2 large cloves of garlic, crushed or grated

• ½ -1 teaspoon chilli flakes

• 1 tablespoon tomato puree

• 1 tablespoon pomegranate syrup

• 1 teaspoon salt

Method

1. Mix all the ingredients for the marinade, rub the chicken well with it and leave in the fridge for 1 hour.

2. Preheat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.

3. Place the chicken in a roasting tin, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Roast in the oven for 30 minutes until cooked through. (To check if the chicken is cooked, pierce the thickest part of the thigh - the juices should run clear).

Source : https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/oven-roasted_chicken_13123