Chicken-Walnuts on Pastry
(Islama - Tarihi Kastamonu Bandurması - Ottoman Kitchen)
Yufka (Turkish phillo pastry) or thinnest lavash bread (Tortilla), cut in 10 cm long and in 2 cm width
Cooked chicken, skinless, boneless, pulled apart
Chicken broth or stock
Walnuts, ground
Red Pepper Sauce:
1 tsp butter
1/2 tsp red pepper
Soak the yufka or lavash bread strips into the chicken broth. Roll them up and place the pastry close enough to each other so that they don't unroll in a shallow pot.
If you use lavash bread and are not able to roll them up, cut them in medium size squares and place one on the top of the other in a shallow pot. If it is difficult to soak them into the chicken broth, pour it all over them.
Meanwhile, boil the walnuts with some chicken broth for about 2-3 minutes. Spoon out the walnuts-chicken broth mixture all over the pastry. Arrange the chicken pieces over the pastry. Place the shallow pot on stove and cook over low heat until the bottom of the pastry turns to light golden.
Melt the butter in a small pan and add in the peppers. When it starts bubbling, pour over the dish. Serve immediately with Ayran.
8 Comments:
Wow.that sounds very authentic.Thanks for showing us these beautiful Turkish meals. Natalie
Hi, Binnur!
I would like very much to cook chicken this way.
Can you tell me about the proportions?
Best Regards
Hi Alex:)
One Turkish Yufka (Turkish phillo pastry) makes 2 servings. If you use the thinnest lavash bread (Tortilla), one makes one serving:)
Take care,
Thank you, Binnur,
I was more interested in broth and walnuts proportions
Hi Alex,
For broth; it depends what kind of pastry you use. The yufka or lavash bread strips should be soaked into the chicken broth. So, you will need at least 1 cup of chicken broth for one serving. You can always make soup or pilaf from the left chicken broth:)
For the ground walnuts; I would say, at least 1/4 cup is needed again for one serving:)
Thank you very much, Binnur!
Hi, I am not understanding this part (spoon out the walnuts-chicken broth mixture all over the pastry) do you mean pouring the rest of the chicken broth onto the chicken pastry and walnuts and placing it in the oven cooking in the broth????
Hi,
Pour some chicken broth into the bowl and soak the yufka or lavash bread strips and arrange in a shallow pot.
Mix some chicken broth with ground walnuts in another bowl and spoon out over the pastry.
The dish is cooked on the stove, not in the oven:)
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