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Chicken in Walnut and Pomegranate Sauce

Chicken in Walnut and Pomegranate Sauce

This delicious dish is a great alternative to Satsivi on the New Year's table. Tender pieces of chicken in a rich walnut and pomegranate sauce will surely delight your guests.

Prep20 min
Cook45 min
Servings4
Cal/serving718
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Ingredients

Servings
4
  • Vegetable oil30 ml
  • Chicken stock480 ml
  • Lemon juice15 ml

Instructions

8 steps
  1. 1

    Cut the chicken into medium-sized pieces, season with salt and pepper.

    5 min

  2. 2

    Brown the chicken pieces in a pan or oven over high heat on all sides.

    15 min

  3. 3

    Squeeze the juice from the pomegranate seeds.

    10 min

  4. 4

    Heat the oil in a pan and sauté the chopped onion, add yellow ginger (saffron) and sugar.

    5 min

  5. 5

    Add walnuts, pomegranate juice and 1 cup of chicken broth or water to the sautéed onion.

    2 min

  6. 6

    Blend the mixture until smooth, add the remaining broth, and season with spices (dried coriander, blue fenugreek - optional).

    3 min

  7. 7

    Put the chicken pieces in the sauce and simmer over low heat until the meat is cooked through.

    25 min

  8. 8

    Add lemon juice to the finished dish to taste.

Nutrition

1 serving ≈ 350 g

Nutrition values are estimates. - means data is unavailable.

718
kcal
67.5g
Protein
20.7g
Carbs
41.3g
Fat
6g
Fiber

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