this recipe is an adaption of the traditional chicken musakhan rolls . it is comfort meal with simple few ingredients that you can prepare all in advance and impress your guest with this delicious authentic appetizer bites.
Servings 20pieces
Ingredients
for the chicken
4 piecesboneless chicken breasts
2mediumonion , peeled, washed and cut to half
4 to 5clovesgarlic
2mediumcarrots, peeled, washed and cut to half
1stick celery , chopped roughly itno big pieces.
1handfullparsley leaves
2stickscinnamon
2 whole cloves (كبش قرنفل)
2 leavesbay
1tspsalt
sumac dressing
2tbsprapeseed oil *
4mediumonion,cut into thin wings
1/4tsp sweet pepper
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4cuppine nuts
1/4cupsumac
1/4cupchopped parsley
salt, to taste
3tbsppomegranate molasses(دبس الرمان)
for assembly and serving
1packwhole wheat puff pastry squares *
1/4cupparsley chopped
1tbsppine nuts
2tbsppomegranate molasses(دبس الرمان)
Instructions
for the chicken
in a deep pot, put the chicken with all the aromatic ingredients (onions,garlic,celery, ...)
cover the chicken with enough water , let the water be around 3 fingers above the chicken, and bring to boil.Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. You’ll see some white scummy foam collecting on the surface as the water comes to a boil — can skim this off.
As soon as the water comes to a boil, reduce the heat to low, cover the pot, and let the chicken simmer for 10 to 15 minutes.
Transfer the chicken from the pot to a clean plate set aside and let it cool. *
for the sumac dressing
heat the oil in a pan, add the onion and black pepper and sweet pepper.cook on medium heat , stirring occasionally until caramelized for 15 minutes.
add in the pine nut and toss it for 3 minutes . remove from heat and set aside
shred the chicken and add in deep bowl, add the caramelized onions mixture,add the sumac, parsley and pomegranate molasses and mix it all together. taste and add salt to taste . taste and add gradually so you don't over do it.mix the mixture and set aside.
for the assembly and servings:
preheat oven on 200 Cdefrost the puff pastry squares according to package.roll out the squares to make it thinner and bigger, as much as you can.cut it to 2 pieces .roll each piece separably as much as you can than to make it wider.
spray some oil on a baking tray .put around 1 to 2 tbsp. of filling in a long rectangle shape, folding in from the sides and rolling the wrappers closed tightly.lay the rolls in the baking pan . don't put it close to each other because it will double in size when baked.
bake it in the oven for 10 minutes. if it is not yet golden brown add 5 minutes more till it get this golden color.remove it from oven.let it cool for a little and remove from the baking tray .
for garnish and serving:
lay in the serving plate and before serving drizzle some pomegranate molasses .and sprinkle some parsley and pine nuts .serve and enjoy!
Notes
if yo don't have rapeseed oil you can use any kind of neutral vegetable oil .
I found those whole wheat puff pastry squares n the supermarket in the freezer section, it is easy to find and a much healthier choice of the normal ones.
chicken can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days or frozen up to 3 months.
you can prepare the chicken and put in the freezer and whenever you have some unexpected guest you can quickly prepare the sumac dressing and bake it .
and even you can prepare the whole recipe up to 4 days before and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator . and just before serving heated in the microwave for 1 minutes on high or in preheated (200 C) oven for 5 min until warm. drizzle the molasses and garnish with parsley and pine nuts.