Kotmis Satsivi

Title:
Kotmis Satsivi

Yield:
4 Servings

Categories:
Russian,
Poultry,
Main
Dishes




Ingredients:





          ROAST CHICKEN


     3 lb Chicken


     1 ts Black pepper fresh ground


     4 tb Butter melted


     1 tb Vegetable oil


   3/4 ts Salt


          -WALNUT SAUCE


     1 c  Walnuts, shelled,pulverized


          -into a paste


   1/2 ts Salt


   1/8 ts Saffron


     1    Bay leaf


   1/8 ts Cinnamon ground


   1/8 ts Cayenne flakes or Tabasco


          -sauce


     1 tb Parsley freshly chopped fine


     2 tb Butter


     2    Garlic cloves minced


     2 tb Onions chopped


     1 tb Flour


 1 1/2 c  Chicken stock


     2 tb Red wine vinegar or cider


          -vinegar


   1/4 ts Cloves powdered






 Dry chicken inside & out. Melt the butter and oil together then brush


 chicken with this mixture until completely coated. Preheat oven to 475


 degrees F. Place chicken on its side on a rack ina shallow baking pan.


 Roast in oven for 10 minutes then turn onto its other side afetr brushing


 agian with the butter-oil mixture and roast for another 10 minutes. Turn


 bird onto its back, reduce oven temp. to 400 degrees F., baste with the


 butter-oil mix, and roast for another 40 minutes. Baste at least once with


 the butter-oil mixture during this time period. While the chicken is


 roasting you must make the walnut suace. Melt the butter in a large, heavy


 skillet over High heat, add the onions & garlic, lower heat to to Medium,


 and cook while stirring for 4 minutes. Stir in the flour and mix into


 apaste. Stir in the chicken stock,m bring to aboil over High heat, stirring


 constantly until the mixture thickens. Stir in the vinegar, cloves, salt,


 pepper, bay leaf, saffron, parsley, & walnuts paste. Lower heat to Low ansd


 simmer for 6 minutes. Quarter the chicken and pour the sauce over the


 quarters. Serve at once. ORIGIN: Chef Marina Chekov, Hotel Otrar, Almaty,


 Kazakhstan


 


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