Chicken with Tahini and Honey

Method8 steps · about 15 min

1. 1

   Step 1: Preheat the oven to 250°C for the pita breads. Pat the chicken breasts (4) dry with paper towels.

   Uses 4 chicken breasts, each cut into 3–4 large pieces

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   Step 2: On a clean board, cut each dried chicken breast into 3–4 large pieces. Season with the chicken salt and freshly ground black pepper.

   Uses Dried chicken breasts · Salt for seasoning the chicken, to taste · Freshly ground black pepper for chicken, to taste

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   Step 3: Heat a large pan over high heat and add all 2 tbsp chicken olive oil. Add the prepared chicken pieces without crowding and sauté for 3–4 minutes on the first side, until nicely colored.

   Sauté the chicken on its first side · 4 minUses 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil for frying chicken · Cut and seasoned chicken pieces

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   Step 4: Turn the chicken pieces and sauté their second side for another 3–4 minutes until nicely colored.

   Sauté the chicken on its second side · 4 minUses Chicken browned on its first side

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   Step 5: Add the 1 tbsp soy sauce to the browned chicken and stir. Sauté for another 1 minute, then check that the thickest pieces reach 74°C / 165°F on a food thermometer. For thicker pieces, lower the heat and continue cooking until that endpoint is reached.

   Soy-sauce finish, then check chicken temperature · 1 minUses Chicken browned on both sides · 1 tbsp soy sauce

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   Step 6: Once the chicken is fully cooked, remove the pan from the heat. Stir in all the tahini (1 tbsp) and honey (1 tbsp) until the chicken is evenly coated. Rest for 2 minutes while warming the pita if the oven is ready.

   Rest the tahini-and-honey coated chicken · 2 minUses Fully cooked chicken and soy pan sauce · 1 tbsp tahini · 1 tbsp honey

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   Step 7: Brush both sides of the four pita breads with the separate extra pita olive oil and season with pita salt and oregano. Set a large oven tray upside down near the bottom of the preheated 250°C oven and put the pita on its upper surface. Bake for 1–2 minutes until warmed, watching closely because they heat quickly.

   Warm the seasoned pita in the preheated oven · 2 minUses 4 pita breads · A little extra olive oil for brushing both sides of the pita breads · Salt for seasoning the pita breads, to taste · Oregano for seasoning the pita breads

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   Step 8: Divide the rested tahini-and-honey chicken among four portions. Spoon yogurt generously over each portion and serve with one warm prepared pita bread per person.

   Uses Rested tahini-and-honey chicken · Yogurt, a generous spoonful per portion · Four warm seasoned pita breads