Delicious Georgian Chicken Satsivi with Walnut Sauce

Original, spicy, piquant, delicious! Classic Georgian chicken satsivi is a cold appetizer, usually prepared for a holiday. It is chicken meat in a thick sauce based on walnuts. Satsivi is served with Georgian bread, which is eaten dipped in sauce.
cook time: 2h
Owen Truitt
Delicious Georgian Chicken Satsivi with Walnut Sauce

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

339
Calories
31g
Fat
4g
Carbs
14g
Protein

Ingredients (6 portions)

Basic:

Onion 3 pc
Garlic 8 clove
Olive oil 2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Walnuts 600 g
White wine vinegar 2 tbsp
Dry spices to taste
Chicken 1 kg
Green cilantro 1 bunch

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make classic Georgian chicken satsivi? Prepare your food. Take a small chicken, homemade or soup is best. I bought mine, I made it from half. Instead of vinegar, you can use lemon or pomegranate juice. Spices are important in this dish; they will give it the flavor of Georgia. I took suneli hops and red pepper, they also added cinnamon and saffron.

Step 2

Step 2
Place the chicken in a saucepan with cold, clean water. Throw in one peeled onion, cloves of garlic and sprigs of cilantro.

Step 3

Step 3
Place the pan with the chicken over medium heat. Wait until it boils, remove the foam with a slotted spoon. Salt the broth. Cook the chicken until cooked, homemade longer, store-bought less. Mine took an hour. At the end of cooking, remove the chicken from the broth.

Step 4

Step 4
For the sauce, take the remaining onion and cut it into small cubes.

Step 5

Step 5
Heat a frying pan with olive oil. Place onions on it. Sauté it over low heat until transparent. Then cool a little.

Step 6

Step 6
Chop nuts and onions. You can use a meat grinder, or a blender or chopper. I ran them through the food processor. If you use a meat grinder, then pass them twice. The nuts should become mushy.

Step 7

Step 7
Place the nut mixture in a frying pan or cauldron with a thick bottom.

Step 8

Step 8
Start pouring the broth into it in parts, stirring constantly. The sauce should have the consistency of liquid sour cream.

Step 9

Step 9
Bring the sauce to a boil over low heat. Boil it until it becomes thick sour cream. This will take about 10 minutes.

Step 10

Step 10
Finally, add salt and spices to the sauce. Stir. Pour in vinegar. Turn off the heat. The sauce is ready.

Step 11

Step 11
Cut the chicken into individual pieces, removing the meat from the bones.

Step 12

Step 12
Pour the sauce over it, stir and cool completely. Serve satsivi, garnishing with cilantro and pomegranate seeds on top. Bon appetit!

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