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.
Ingredients
- Vegetable oil30 ml
- Chicken stock480 ml
- Lemon juice15 ml
Instructions
8 steps- 1
Cut the chicken into medium-sized pieces, season with salt and pepper.
5 min
- 2
Brown the chicken pieces in a pan or oven over high heat on all sides.
15 min
- 3
Squeeze the juice from the pomegranate seeds.
10 min
- 4
Heat the oil in a pan and sauté the chopped onion, add yellow ginger (saffron) and sugar.
5 min
- 5
Add walnuts, pomegranate juice and 1 cup of chicken broth or water to the sautéed onion.
2 min
- 6
Blend the mixture until smooth, add the remaining broth, and season with spices (dried coriander, blue fenugreek - optional).
3 min
- 7
Put the chicken pieces in the sauce and simmer over low heat until the meat is cooked through.
25 min
- 8
Add lemon juice to the finished dish to taste.
Nutrition
1 serving ≈ 350 g
Nutrition values are estimates. - means data is unavailable.
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