Easy Chicken Chakhokhbili with Fresh Tomatoes

My chakhokhbili recipe is slightly different from others. Try! It’s not at all difficult to prepare a decent chakhokhbili — you just need to find a well-fed chicken, raised in the fresh country air, not too old, but not too fast, ripe sweetish fleshy tomatoes, fragrant basil and a pinch of utskho-suneli.
cook time: 3h
Liam Carson
Easy Chicken Chakhokhbili with Fresh Tomatoes

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

181
Calories
15g
Fat
3g
Carbs
10g
Protein

Ingredients (10 portions)

Basic:

Garlic 4 clove
Tomatoes (ripe, large) 7 pc
Salt to taste
Ground black pepper to taste
Cilantro, coriander 1 bunch
Bay leaf 1 pc
Bulb onions (red) 6 pc
Vegetable oil (approximately) 200 ml
bell pepper (large red) 1 pc
Chicken 2 kg
Basil (1 bunch (green basil) to taste
Adjika 1 tsp

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
Place the chicken in a saucepan with 2 liters of boiling water, cook until half cooked, from 30 minutes to 1 hour. Place the chicken on a plate and cool for 15-20 minutes. Cut into equal pieces along with the bones. Strain the broth. Heat a saucepan with a thick bottom. Fry the chicken pieces on all sides until golden brown in vegetable oil.

Step 2

Step 2
Cut the onion into feathers.

Step 3

Step 3
Place the onion in the pan with the chicken, stir and fry the chicken and onion until the onion is browned, 8-10 minutes.

Step 4

Step 4
Peel sweet peppers and slice thinly. Add to the pan and simmer over low heat for about 5 minutes. Pour in 1 cup of broth (you wonʼt need the remaining chicken broth), cover the pan and simmer until the chicken is completely tender, about 40 minutes.

Step 5

Step 5
Make cross-shaped cuts on the tomatoes, pour boiling water over them, and then cold water, remove the skin.

Step 6

Step 6
Grind the tomatoes in a blender, add to the pan, increase heat to medium, stir and cook for 10 minutes.

Step 7

Step 7
Coarsely chop the garlic and cilantro, put in a mortar, grind with salt into a paste (I used a blender) and add to the pan, increase the heat to medium, stir and cook for 10 minutes.

Step 8

Step 8
Finely chop the basil and add to the chicken along with the uhtso-suneli. Add bay leaf and adjika.

Step 9

Step 9
Simmer for another 10 minutes until fully cooked. Turn off the heat and keep the chakhokhbili covered for another 10 minutes. Bon appetit!

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