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Moussakhan

Delicious rolls

Ingredients

  • 3 P Chicken breasts
  • 2 P Cinnamon sticks
  • tbsp allspice, salt
  • 1/2 Tsp ground pepper
  • 6 onions Medium size, shredded
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 2 tablesp. pomegranate molasses
  • 3 tablesp. Sumac
  • Markouk or filo sheets
  • Fresh mint and pomegrenate seeds
  • 1/2 tsp Smoked paprika

Instructions

  • Poach chicken breasts: In a pot , place the chicken breasts, cover with water, season with cinnamon sticks, allspice, black pepper, salt.
  • Shred the chicken into long thin stripes. Discard the skin.
  • In a thick skillet, on medium heat, add 1/2 cup olive oil. Add onions and brown them until dark golden color reached. Avoid over browning them.
  • Add the shredded chicken over the onion mix, combine and pour the pomegrenate molasses, paprika, sumac and salt while constantly stirring, this operation takes 3 minutes on high heat. Set aside and let it cool down.
  • Cut the bread into rectangular shapes.
  • Place the chicken mixture in the middle of bread rectangles and roll the bread while folding in the 2 extremities while rolling.
  • Place the rolls in an oven proof pan, brush each rolls generously with olive oil and bake in a preheated over at 200C. Leave for 15 minutes and remove, they are ready. Best served with fresh mint and pomegrenate seeds.