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Crispy Butterfly Chicken with Orange, Saffron & Sumac Butter Recipe

Delicious crispy chicken with a savoury citrus butter from Gourmet Glow

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Crispy Butterfly Chicken with Orange, Saffron & Sumac Butter Recipe
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Ingredients

For the Butter
  • 120g Unsalted Butter, softened
  • 1 tbsp Orange Zest
  • Pinch Saffron soaked in ½ tsp Orange Juice
  • ½ tsp Sea Salt Flakes
  • 1 tsp Sumac
For the Chicken
  • 4 Chicken Breasts
  • 100g Gram Flour
  • 1 tbsp Sumac
  • 1 tsp Sea Salt Flakes
  • 1 tsp Orange Zest
  • Oil for Frying
  • 1 Orange, sliced and blow-torched/grilled
  • Pistachios, Pomegranate Seeds & Parsley to serve

This crispy chicken recipe from Gourmet Glow highlights one of our favourite ingredients, sumac.

Method

01
Whip all the ingredients for the butter together and pop onto a piece of clingfilm. Roll up into a log and set aside in the fridge to firm up.
02
For the chicken, mix the gram flour, sumac, salt and zest in a bowl and set aside.
03
Cut an envelope down the side of each chicken breast and open out like a book. Set inside two pieces of clingfilm and bash with a meat hammer to about 1cm thick.
04
Coat each breast in the seasoned flour, shake and set on a tray while you heat 2cm oil in a large frying pan.
05
Cook the chicken for about 3-4 minutes each side until crisp, cooked through and juicy in the centre.
06
Set aside to drain.
07
Slice the butter log into rounds. Serve the hot chicken topped with the sliced butter and allow to melt. Garnish with the torched orange, pomegranate, parsley and pistachios and serve with a crisp salad.