Roast Chicken with Schug

Name: Roast Chicken with Schug
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: 1 cup, coarsely chopped fresh cilantro leaves and stems; 3 ounces (about 2), jalapeño chiles, stemmed and roughly chopped; 1/4 cup, extra-virgin olive oil; 1 tablespoon, grated lemon zest plus 2 tablespoons juice; 3 , garlic cloves, peeled; 2 teaspoons, ground cardamom; 2 teaspoons, ground coriander; 1 tablespoon, table salt, divided; 6 tablespoons, sour cream; 3 pounds, bone-in chicken pieces (2 split breasts halved crosswise; 2 drumsticks; 2 thighs; and 2 wings, wingtips discarded), trimmed

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Appears in Cook's Country April/May 2021

Main Courses

Chicken

Time for a vibrant, spicy chicken dinner.

SERVES4 to 6

TIME1¼ hours

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To make this dish, we marinated 10 chicken pieces with schug (zhoug), an adaptable condiment from Yemen made by blending fresh cilantro with chiles (we chose jalapeños), olive oil, garlic, spices, and citrus or vinegar (we liked lemon zest ...

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