Chicken

Circassian Chicken (Çerkez Tavuğu) – Gluten-free version

Name: Circassian Chicken (Çerkez Tavuğu) – Gluten-free version
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Israeli
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken (3¼ lb); Water for covering; 3 cups walnuts; 2 cups chicken broth (from the cooking); 2 slices gluten-free bread dry

A whole chicken cooked in water with onion, bay leaves and peppercorns, pulled into pieces, and served at room temperature under a sauce of ground walnuts, soaked bread and the cooking broth, with paprika oil on top. Based on the recipe itself here. Gluten-free version: Gluten-free bread.

⏱ 3 min

🥩 Meat

Versions:Original 🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

1
Remove the chicken, let cool and pull into coarse pieces, without bones.
2
Soak the bread in half a cup of the chicken broth, until it softens.
Bowl
3
Process the walnuts in a food processor into fine crumbs. Add the squeezed bread.
Food processor
4
Gradually add the rest of the chicken broth while processing, until you have a thick, smooth sauce.
Food processor
5
Transfer the chicken pieces to a serving plate and cover them with the sauce made from the walnuts.
Plate

1086calories

55 gprotein

16 gcarbs

90 gfat

● protein 20%● carbs 6%● fat 74%

Per serving (434 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

Whole chicken: measured in pieces: one ≈ 1300 g · 215 kcal per 100 g · More about Whole chicken →
Water: 1 cup = 240 g · 0 kcal per 100 g · More about Water →
Walnuts: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 117 g · 654 kcal per 100 g · More about Walnuts →
Chicken broth: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 240 g · 12 kcal per 100 g · More about Chicken broth →
White bread: measured in pieces: one ≈ 250 g · 290 kcal per 100 g · More about White bread →

🔧 Tools needed (3)

Food processor · Also works: Knife (More time and handwork, less even texture) · Electric mini chopper (Small amounts) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Blender (Needs more liquid)
Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
Plate · Also works: Serving platter (None)

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⚙️ What you can change

Possible additions: Onion in the water · Bay leaves · Peppercorns · Salt in the water · Garlic in the sauce · Paprika in the sauce · Cumin in the sauce · Salt in the sauce · Paprika oil on top · Smoked paprika in the oil
Cooking time (minutes): 60

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