This recipe for satsivi will allow you to prepare a real Georgian dish with a rich nutty taste. Tender chicken in aromatic sauce is a perfect treat for any holiday.
Ingredients
- Chicken: 1.5–2 kg
- Onion: 1 kg
- Garlic: 5 cloves
- Walnuts: 500 g
- Wine vinegar: 1 tbsp. l.
- Coriander seeds: a pinch
- Utsho-suneli: 1 tsp
- Cloves: 2–3 buds
- Ground cinnamon: a pinch
- Bay leaf: 1-2 pcs.
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper: to your taste
Step-by-step preparation of satsivi
Step 1 boil the chicken
Put the chicken in a saucepan, cover with water and bring to a boil over high heat. Remove the foam, reduce the heat to a minimum, add a bay leaf and one onion. Cook for about 1.5 hours.
Step 2 prepare the meat and onions
Remove the chicken from the broth and let it cool. If desired, separate the meat from the bones. Finely chop the rest of the onion and fry it in the fat removed from the broth until transparent.
Step 3 prepare the sauce
Grind the walnuts in a blender until smooth. Grind the garlic with salt and spices in a mortar or blender. Combine the garlic mass with nuts and fried onions, mix well.Step 4 is final
Add broth little by little, constantly stirring the sauce so that it acquires the consistency of liquid sour cream. Bring to a boil, lay out pieces of chicken. Add wine vinegar, heat for another 5 minutes, turn off the heat and cover.