| Here is a delicious chicken recipe that comes | | | | |
| from Lebanon. This, easy to make, chicken | | | | Blend the lemon juice, basil, garlic, salt, |
| recipe does not rely upon complicated | | | | pepper, and cayenne pepper to make the |
| ingredients and techniques. The only trick to | | | | marinade. |
| give you a tasty dinner that your family will | | | | |
| enjoy is the slow cooking and the special | | | | Plsce the chicken breasts in a deep pan or |
| lemon and garlic marinade. | | | | bowl and pour the marinade over it making |
| | | | sure that all of the chicken is covered. Put |
| Ingredients: | | | | a lid or cover on the container and let it |
| | | | sit in the refridgerator over night. In the |
| For the Chicken | | | | morning turn the chicken over or move the |
| | | | breasts around. Let the chicken marinate for |
| 4 Skin-on, boneless chicken breasts | | | | approximately 4 more hours. |
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| 2 Fresh Lemons completely juiced | | | | Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F (190 |
| | | | degrees celsius). Drain the liquid (but do |
| 6 cloves garlic | | | | not discard it) from the chicken and bake it |
| | | | in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. This is |
| 1 tsp Salt | | | | not to cook the chicken but only to brown it. |
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| 1 tsp Pepper | | | | Next pour the marinade back over the browned |
| | | | chicken and cover the pan tightly with |
| 1 tsp Basil | | | | aluminum foil (Be careful not to burn your |
| | | | fingers!). Put the chicken and marinade back |
| 1/4 tsp Cayenne Pepper | | | | into the oven and reduce the heat to 250 |
| | | | degrees F (120 degrees celsius). |
| 6 large potatoes cut into 1/4 inch thick | | | | |
| slices | | | | Baste the chicken with the marinade sauce |
| | | | every hour for three hours. After 4 hours add |
| For the 'thoom' marinade (Arabic for garlic) | | | | the potato slices to the pan and baste the |
| | | | chicken and potatoes well. Recover with the |
| 4 cloves of garlic | | | | aluminum foil and bake for one more hour. |
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| 1/2 cup olive oil | | | | At this point you may blend all of the |
| | | | ingredient listed for the thoom. This will be |
| 1/4 cup lemon juice | | | | used as a condiment for the chicken and |
| | | | potatoes. |
| 1/4 tsp salta dash of cayenne. | | | | |
| | | | Traditionally, this Lebanese Garlic Lemon |
| Directions: | | | | Chicken is served with warm pita bread. |