Chicken Tapaka

3 servings

45 minutes

The recipe is taken from the book by A. Piruzyan "Armenian Culinary" (1960).

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 415.4
• Proteins: 26.2g
• Fats: 33.3g
• Carbohydrates: 3.7g

Ingredients

• Chick: 1 pc
• Melted butter: 35 g
• Tomatoes: 100 g
• Eggplants: 50 g
• Sweet pepper: 25 g
• Garlic: 3 g
• Salt: to taste
• Ground black pepper: to taste
• Chicken broth: 100 ml

Cooking steps

1. Cut the legs of the prepared chickens below the knee joint, then cut the body along the breast and pound it with a mallet to make it flatter.

   Required ingredients:

   • Chick: 1 piece

2. After that, season the wings and legs, sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper, place it in a pan with melted butter, tightly cover with a lid, place a clean stone or another heavy object on top of the lid, and fry for 20-25 minutes.

   Required ingredients:

   • Salt:  to taste
   • Ground black pepper:  to taste
   • Melted butter: 35 g

3. After that, flip the chicks to the other side and continue frying until cooked.

4. Serve the chicken tabaka on a plate.

5. Serve the crushed garlic soaked in chicken broth separately.

   Required ingredients:

   • Garlic: 3 g
   • Chicken broth: 100 ml

6. Chop the vegetables, fry them, and serve as a side dish.

   Required ingredients:

   • Tomatoes: 100 g
   • Eggplants: 50 g
   • Sweet pepper: 25 g