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Chicken Baked In Yogurt - Greek

Make Chicken Baked In Yogurt - Greek at home with Greek Style Yogurt Or Plain Yogurt, Fresh Mint Leaves Or Dried Mint, Fresh Bay Leaf, Ground Cumin, and Ground Coriander. Serves 8. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Ingredients

• 1 cup
• 1/4 cup
• 1
• 2 tsp
• 1 tsp
• 1/2 tsp
• 1 tsp
• 1 tsp
• 1
• 6
• 2 tsp

Method (preview)

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   Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.

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   In a small bowl, whisk together the yogurt, mint, bay leaf, cumin, coriander, turmeric, salt and white pepper.

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   Place the chicken pieces in one or two nonreactive baking dishes so they are tightly packed in a single layer.

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   Scatter the onion and grape leaves on top and pour the yogurt mixture over the chicken.

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   Turn the chicken pieces to evenly coat them.

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   Cover the dish with foil and bake until the liquid is bubbling and the chicken is almost tender, about 40 minutes.

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   Remove the foil, stir gently and continue baking, uncovered, until the chicken is very tender and cooked through, about 20 minutes.

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   Sprinkle the lemon zest all over the chicken and serve right away.

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   Preparation time: 1 hour / Total time: 2 hours

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    COOK'S NOTE: To skin a chicken partially, use your fingers to pull away whatever skin comes off easily; leave the rest.

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    Hoffman (Workman, $29.95).

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    S(Formatted by Chupa): "10.17.04"

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    Contributed to the FareShare Gazette by Chupababi; 14 November 2004. www.fareshare.net