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Chicken stew with prunes: a classic recipe. Video
Chicken dishes are delicious and nutritious. To really decorate the table, you can deviate a little from the standard recipes and cook something unusual, such as a fragrant chicken stew with prunes.
You will need the following ingredients:
– 1 frozen chicken; – 150 g pitted prunes; – 100 g of shelled walnuts; – 100 g of herbs (cilantro or parsley); – spices (savory, hops-suneli); – 1 egg; – 2 tbsp. l. vegetable oil; – butter; – 2 tbsp. l. mayonnaise; – salt; – pepper.
Preparing meat and side dishes
Defrost the bird. Rinse thoroughly and dry with paper towels. Carefully separate the skin from the pulp with a knife, being careful not to damage it.
Chilled chicken carcasses should be used. It is important that the meat is firm enough and that the skin is pink and free from spots or damage. At the same time, the bird should not exude any extraneous odors.
Cut the chicken into small pieces. Cut so as to separate them at the joints. So the procedure will take less time, and there will be no thin and dangerous bone fragments in the chicken stew.
Examine the legs and wings of the bird. Make sure there are no feathers left in them. If found, remove them with tweezers
Sort out the prunes, removing the pitted and spoiled berries. Rinse thoroughly under running water. Soak selected prunes in hot water, leaving for 10 minutes.
Cut the prunes into small pieces. Finely chop the parsley and cilantro. Add greens and walnuts for additional filling and refrigerate for 20 minutes. Add mayonnaise, raw egg, then salt, pepper and knead.
The process of frying and stewing dishes
Take a spacious skillet, moisten it with two tablespoons of vegetable oil, add a couple of tablespoons of butter and heat it up. Place the chicken pieces in a skillet and fry them until blush over high heat, then remove the skillet and transfer the cooked chicken to a clean pot.
Place the prune blank with the chicken, pour hot water or boiling broth so that the liquid completely covers the meat and prunes. Salt and pepper the future prune chicken stew. If desired, you can also add spices: savory or hops-suneli. Stir the meat and garnish gently so that all ingredients are evenly distributed in the saucepan.
Cover the saucepan, place over low heat and simmer the recipe chicken and prunes until cooked through for 40–45 minutes. Put the finished dish in portioned plates, sprinkle with finely chopped herbs. Stewed chicken with prunes and spices is ready, you can invite everyone to the table.