Sumac Chicken

Sumac Chicken

from southernliving.com
Entree
50 min
4 servings

Sumac chicken delivers on earthy, tangy flavors with a garlicky, lemon yogurt sauce as a fast and effortless dipping sauce.

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ tsp.ground sumac, plus more for garnish
  • 1 tsp.garlic powder
  • ½ tsp.ground cumin
  • ½ tsp.ground aleppo pepper
  • 1 ¾ tsp.kosher salt, divided
  • 4bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs, trimmed
  • 2 tbsp.olive oil
  • ½ cupwhole-milk strained (greek-style) yogurt
  • 1 tbsp.fresh lemon juice (from 1 lemon)
  • 1 mediumgarlic clove, grated (1/2 tsp.)
  • thinly sliced red onion
  • chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • grated lemon zest

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 400℉. Stir together sumac, garlic powder, cumin, Aleppo pepper, and 1 1/2 teaspoons of the salt. Pat chicken thighs dry using a paper towel. Evenly sprinkle and rub spice mixture onto both sides of thighs.

  2. 2

    Add oil to a large ovenproof skillet. Place thighs, skin side down, in cold skillet. Cook over medium, undisturbed, until skin easily releases from skillet and is deeply golden brown, about 20 minutes.

  3. 3

    Flip thighs, and transfer skillet to oven; bake in preheated oven until a thermometer inserted into thickest portion of thighs registers 165℉, 10 to 13 minutes.

  4. 4

    Stir together yogurt, lemon juice, garlic, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt in a small bowl. Spread yogurt mixture evenly over a platter, and place thighs on top. Garnish with red onion, parsley, zest, and additional sumac.