Chakhokhbili

by Tom Ashworth

3 servings

Onion and Tomato Base

• ≈ 14 gsunflower or olive oil
• ≈ 220 gyellow onions
• kosher salt
• ≈ 4.5 ggarlic
• black pepper
• ≈ 455 glarge tomatoes
• kosher salt (a generous pinch)
• sugar, if the tomatoes are sharp

Chicken

• ≈ 20 gsunflower or olive oil
• 1020 gwhole chicken, cut into 12 to 16 pieces
• ≈ 39 gdry white wine, such as sauvignon blanc
• 1 gkhmeli suneli
• ≈ 0.2 gred pepper flakes
• salt and black pepper
• ≈ 8 gfresh cilantro, leaves and stems
• ≈ 15 gflat-leaf parsley leaves
• ≈ 5.5 gfresh basil leaves
• ≈ 3 ggarlic