Chakhokhbili

by Tom Ashworth

3 servings

Onion and Tomato Base

• 1 tbspsunflower or olive oil
• 2yellow onions
• kosher salt
• 1 ½ clovesgarlic
• black pepper
• 2 ½large tomatoes
• kosher salt (a generous pinch)
• sugar, if the tomatoes are sharp

Chicken

• 1 ½ tbspsunflower or olive oil
• 2.25 lbwhole chicken, cut into 12 to 16 pieces
• 2 ⅔ tbspdry white wine, such as sauvignon blanc
• ½ tspkhmeli suneli
• ⅛ tspred pepper flakes
• salt and black pepper
• ½ cupfresh cilantro, leaves and stems
• ¼ cupflat-leaf parsley leaves
• 2 tbspfresh basil leaves
• 1 clovegarlic