Israeli 7-Spice Chicken

Some like it hot, and this Sephardi-based chicken dish uses a blend of seven delicate spices to make a sumptuous chicken dish for any occasion.

This recipe was adapted from an Israeli cookbook - feel free to experiment and add your own ingredients - but don't forget to let us know how you get on!

Ingredients For the Chicken:

• 2 jointed chickens
• 1 large onion (thinly sliced)
• 3 cloves garlic (chopped)
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 hot diced chilli pepper
• some chopped coriander
• small pinch cinnamon
• small pinch cumin
• salt and pepper

Ingredients For The Sauce:

• 9 dessertspoons of soy sauce.
• 3 dessertspoons of sugar.
• 9 tablespoons red 'kiddush' wine (or red sweet / fortified wine if you can't get kiddush wine).

Directions:

• Mix the sauce ingredients together in a bowl or jug.
• Place all the chicken ingredients in an oven-proof dish and pour the sauce over.
• Bake in a medium-hot oven.
• Uncover for the last half hour of cooking to brown the onions and chicken.

Serving Suggestion:
Serve with potatoes or rice and green vegetables.

Note:
I sometimes add small whole / baby potatoes and green beans to the dish before cooking to make it an all-in-one recipe. If you do this, don't forget to increase the amount of sauce mix so that it won't dry out.