Prepare a Georgian restaurant dish - homemade chicken in tkemali sauce in the oven. I am sure that the result will exceed all expectations. Step-by-step recipe with a photo. Video recipe.
Georgian dishes occupy a well-deserved place in world cuisine. Georgia is rich in national dishes like lobio, kharcho, chakhokhbili, gomi, chanakhi, baklava … Meat of all kinds prevails in modern Georgian cuisine. So, baked homemade chicken in tkemali sauce in the oven will be a win-win option, both for a Sunday family dinner and for a festive table! This is an impossibly delicious and light dinner at the same time! The dish has an amazing aroma and looks delicious. Marinade based on Georgian tkemali sauce gives the bird a golden brown crust, tenderness, softness and an unusually rich taste. Tkemali sauce contains a lot of acid, which is why the meat marinated in it turns out to be juicy and tender.
The dish is prepared in a glass form, so there is no hassle with it, moreover, it is healthy and almost dietary. However, meat can be baked not only in the oven, but also fried on the grill. This recipe can be used to cook chicken legs or thighs, or bake whole poultry. And if you don't have tkemali, then you can replace it with cherry plum or any other sour sauce, for example, cranberry or pomegranate. At the same time, remember that the longer the meat is marinated, the softer and softer it will be.
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- Caloric content per 100 g - 199 kcal.
- Servings - 3-4
- Cooking time - 2-3 hours
Ingredients:
- Chicken - 1 carcass
- Salt - 1 tsp or to taste
- Ground dried green onions - 1 tsp
- Ground black pepper - 0.5 tsp or to taste
- Ground dried garlic - 1 tsp
- Tkemali - 150 ml
Step by step cooking homemade chicken in tkemali sauce in the oven, recipe with photo:
1. Wash the chicken and scrape it with an iron sponge if it has black tan, which is especially common for poultry. Cut the bird into medium sized pieces. If there is a lot of fat under the skin, remove it. You can also remove the skin, because it is in it that all calories and fats are concentrated. Place the pieces of poultry in a baking dish.
2. Coat each piece of poultry with tkemali sauce on all sides.
3. Season the carcass with ground dried green onions, garlic and black pepper on top. Leave the bird to marinate. The longer you keep it in the marinade, the more tender the meat will be. You can marinate for 2-3 hours at room temperature, and if you leave it overnight, then send it to the refrigerator.
4. Before baking, season the poultry with salt, cover with foil or a lid and send to a heated oven to 180 degrees for 45-50 minutes. If you want the carcass to acquire a golden brown crust, then remove the foil or lid 10 minutes before cooking. Serve cooked homemade chicken in tkemali sauce baked in the oven immediately after cooking. For a side dish, you can boil any porridge, spaghetti, rice or make mashed potatoes, and for a light dinner, you just need to cut a salad of fresh vegetables.
See also a video recipe on how to cook home-baked chicken in the oven.
