Quick CardChakhokhbili
6 servings
Onion and Tomato Base
- ≈ 27 gsunflower or olive oil
- ≈ 440 gyellow onions, thinly sliced
- kosher salt, to taste
- ≈ 9 ggarlic, thinly sliced
- black pepper, to taste, freshly ground
- ≈ 910 glarge tomatoes, peeled and coarsely chopped
- kosher salt (a generous pinch), to taste
- sugar, if the tomatoes are sharp, to taste
Chicken
- ≈ 41 gsunflower or olive oil
- 2040 gwhole chicken, cut into 12 to 16 pieces, rinsed and patted dry
- ≈ 78 gdry white wine, such as sauvignon blanc
- 2 gkhmeli suneli
- ≈ 0.5 gred pepper flakes
- salt and black pepper, to taste
- ≈ 16 gfresh cilantro, leaves and stems, chopped
- ≈ 30 gflat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped
- ≈ 11 gfresh basil leaves, chopped
- ≈ 6 ggarlic, crushed in a press
- Onion and Tomato Base Heat 27 g sunflower or olive oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium heat. Add 440 g yellow onions with a pinch of kosher salt and cook until they begin to brown, 8 min to 10 min.
- Add 9 g garlic and a few grinds of black pepper and cook another minute or two. 1 min to 2 min
- Once the chicken is browning, add 910 g large tomatoes and kosher salt (a generous pinch) to the onions and simmer 8 min to 10 min. Taste, and stir in sugar, if the tomatoes are sharp if the tomatoes are acidic.
- Chicken Meanwhile, heat 41 g sunflower or olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Brown the bone-in pieces of 2040 g whole chicken, cut into 12 to 16 pieces first, 2 min to 3 min on one side, then turn and brown the other side. Push them aside and brown the rest on all sides.
- Pour in 78 g dry white wine, such as sauvignon blanc and let it bubble gently over low heat while the tomatoes cook.
- Gently fold the onion and tomato mixture into the chicken without breaking up the pieces, along with 2 g khmeli suneli, 0.5 g red pepper flakes and a little more salt and black pepper.
- Cover and simmer over medium-low heat, undisturbed, for about 45 min. 74 °C
- Gently stir in 16 g fresh cilantro, leaves and stems, 30 g flat-leaf parsley leaves, 11 g fresh basil leaves and 6 g garlic. Return to a simmer and cook 5 min more.
- Taste and season, then let it stand a few minutes before serving. 5 min
- Safety: Cook until the chicken is done: the thickest pieces should reach 74 C and the juices run clear. (The author)
- Safety: Poultry should reach 74 °C (165 °F) at the centre. (USDA FSIS)