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Cookalong with Gary O'Hanlon - Syrian Chicken

Lots of us need cooking inspiration, so we have asked Chef Gary O’Hanlon to share simple and popular recipes and we want you to get involved and try it out each week. This week's recipe is Syrian Chicken    Serves 4  Ingredients  4 chicken breasts, breast bone attached and each one cut in half through the bone  Decent drizzle of cooking oil   2tsp ground cinnamon  2tsp cumin  2tsp dried coriander  sea salt & white pepper  4 stalks celery, thinly sliced  1 red chilli, finely sliced  1 green chilli, finely sliced  2 onions, sliced  3 pieces fresh turmeric, peeled and sliced fine (if you can’t get fresh turmeric use 2tsp powdered)  3 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed  1 inch fresh ginger, peeled and grated  8 sprigs fresh thyme, stripped and chopped fine  Handful fresh parsley, finely chopped  8 mint leaves, finely sliced  Handful fresh coriander, chopped  Juice of 2 lemons  3 tins chopped tomatoes    Method  Heat a deep frying pan or pot large enough to fit all the chicken  Season the chicken with salt and pepper  Now take half of the cinnamon, cumin and ground coriander and mix it together well  Split all the mixed cinnamon, cumin and coriander between the chicken, skin side only  Add the oil to the pan and place the chicken in skin side down. Make sure the oil is hot.  Cook until the skin is golden, turn and repeat.  Remove the chicken to a plate once well sealed and coloured.  Keep the heat high on the pot and add in the thyme plus the vegetables (including garlic, turmeric & ginger)  (if using powdered turmeric do not add it yet)   Season well with salt & pepper  Saute the vegetables and spices until soft then add in the rest of the powdered spices (& turmeric now if using powdered)   Cook that out for 1 minute and add in the lemon juice, mix well  Now add in the chopped tomatoes, mint, parsley and season  Place the chicken back in and submerge in the sauce  Bring to the boil then let simmer for 1 hour  After 1 hour add in the coriander and stir in well.  Serve with Giant Cous Cous, Orzo or even rice.  Listen and subscribe to Lunchtime Live on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. see more