Circassian Chicken

Name: Circassian Chicken
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 allspice berries; 3 bay leaves; 4 black peppercorns; 2 kilograms chicken, quartered; 2 Tbsps finely chopped cilantro; 1 teaspoon coriander seeds; 2 garlic cloves, smashed; 118 milliliters milk or half-and-half; 1 onion, halved; 4 servings Freshly ground pepper; 1 pita bread, torn into pieces; 4 servings Salt; 170 grams cups walnuts; 4 servings Water

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Circassian Chicken a try. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 1326 calories, 94g of protein, and 97g of fat. Head to the store and pick up milk, cilantro, coriander seeds, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the walnuts you could follow this main course with the Pistachio Cake with Walnuts as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 30 minutes. Users who liked this recipe also liked Circassian Chicken, I Ain't Chicken Chicken: Crispy Roasted Chicken Breasts with Orange and Cardamom, and The Best Shredded Chicken For Your Chicken Dishes + Homemade Chicken Broth.

Instructions

Put the chicken in a large soup pot.

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Whole Chicken

Soup

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Pot

Add the onion, allspice, cloves, peppercorns, bay leaves and coriander seeds.

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Whole Coriander Seeds

Peppercorns

Bay Leaves

Allspice

Clove

Onion

Add enough water to cover the chicken and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until the chicken is cooked, about 30 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

Water

Transfer the chicken to a plate and when it is cool enough to handle, discard the skin and pull the meat off the bones in shreds.

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Meat

Strain the fragrant chicken broth and transfer 3 cups to a small saucepan. Boil until reduced by half, about 10 minutes. Season with salt.

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Chicken Broth

Salt

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Sauce Pan

In a small bowl, mash the pita in the milk until it is completely soaked.

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Milk

Pita

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Bowl

Transfer the pita to a food processor.

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Pita

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Food Processor

Add the walnuts and garlic and process to a paste. With the machine on, add about 1 cup of the reduced broth in a thin stream until a thick sauce forms; add more of the broth if necessary. Season the walnut sauce with salt and pepper and scrape half of it into a bowl. Fold the shredded chicken and the cilantro into the walnut sauce. Mound the chicken on a plate, top with a pinch of Turkish red pepper and serve. Pass the extra walnut sauce at the table.

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Shredded Chicken