Chakhokhbili

by Tom Ashworth

12 servings

Onion and Tomato Base

• 4 tbspsunflower or olive oil
• 8yellow onions
• kosher salt
• 6 clovesgarlic
• black pepper
• 10large tomatoes
• kosher salt (a generous pinch)
• sugar, if the tomatoes are sharp

Chicken

• 6 tbspsunflower or olive oil
• 9 lbwhole chicken, cut into 12 to 16 pieces
• ⅔ cupdry white wine, such as sauvignon blanc
• 2 tspkhmeli suneli
• ½ tspred pepper flakes
• salt and black pepper
• 2 cupsfresh cilantro, leaves and stems
• 1 cupflat-leaf parsley leaves
• ½ cupfresh basil leaves
• 4 clovesgarlic