Chakhokhbili

by Tom Ashworth

12 servings

Onion and Tomato Base

• ≈ 54 gsunflower or olive oil
• ≈ 880 gyellow onions
• kosher salt
• ≈ 18 ggarlic
• black pepper
• ≈ 1820 glarge tomatoes
• kosher salt (a generous pinch)
• sugar, if the tomatoes are sharp

Chicken

• ≈ 82 gsunflower or olive oil
• 4080 gwhole chicken, cut into 12 to 16 pieces
• ≈ 155 gdry white wine, such as sauvignon blanc
• 4 gkhmeli suneli
• ≈ 0.9 gred pepper flakes
• salt and black pepper
• ≈ 32 gfresh cilantro, leaves and stems
• ≈ 60 gflat-leaf parsley leaves
• ≈ 21 gfresh basil leaves
• ≈ 12 ggarlic