RCI-MT.004.0441.001
Ground Chicken With Walnuts
This recipe can be served either as a delicious appetizer, or as a main course. It is also known as Circassian Chicken.
Prep20 min
Cook35 min
Total55 min
Servings4
Difficultyintermediate
Ingredients
- Chicken1 unitcut into pieces
- whole Potato1 mediumpeeled
- whole Onion1 smallpeeled
- whole carrot1 smallpeeled
- 4 cups
- 1 1/2 teaspoons
- (1 inch thick) slices stale French bread2 unitcrusts removed
- walnuts14 ouncesground
- garlic2 clovescrushed
- 2 teaspoons
- 1 teaspoon
Method
1
Place the chicken pieces in a large pot with water, peeled potato, onion, and carrot. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
10 minutes
2
Reduce heat to medium and simmer until the chicken is fully cooked and tender, approximately 25-30 minutes.
28 minutes
3
Once the chicken cools slightly, shred or finely mince it into small pieces.
4
Soak the stale bread slices in 1 cup of the reserved chicken broth until fully softened, then squeeze out excess liquid and place in a large mixing bowl.
5
Add the shredded chicken, ground walnuts, crushed garlic, ground red pepper, and 1 teaspoon of salt to the bread mixture and blend thoroughly until well combined.
6
Gradually add more reserved broth to the mixture while stirring until it reaches a paste-like consistency that is moist but holds together.
7
Transfer the mixture to a serving platter and shape into a mound or log shape. Drizzle with a thin stream of reserved broth to keep the surface moist and serve at room temperature or chilled.