Chakhokhbili

by Tom Ashworth

18 servings

Onion and Tomato Base

• ≈ 82 gsunflower or olive oil
• ≈ 1320 gyellow onions
• kosher salt
• ≈ 27 ggarlic
• black pepper
• ≈ 2730 glarge tomatoes
• kosher salt (a generous pinch)
• sugar, if the tomatoes are sharp

Chicken

• ≈ 120 gsunflower or olive oil
• 6120 gwhole chicken, cut into 12 to 16 pieces
• ≈ 235 gdry white wine, such as sauvignon blanc
• 6 gkhmeli suneli
• ≈ 1.5 gred pepper flakes
• salt and black pepper
• ≈ 48 gfresh cilantro, leaves and stems
• ≈ 90 gflat-leaf parsley leaves
• ≈ 32 gfresh basil leaves
• ≈ 18 ggarlic