Fragrant Bags (pouches) With Chicken

Image Source: Muslimclub


 Main products: chicken, orange, carrot

 Cooking time: 1 hour+

 Difficulty: medium

 Type of dish: main course

 Sweet-spicy taste

 Cooking method: cut + sauté + bake (in a sleeve or film)

 Basic household appliances: stove, refrigerator, oven

 Basic kitchen utensils: cutting board + knife, bowl, saucepan (0.5-1 l), frying pan / saucepan, baking sheet, foil or baking sleeve


 Ingredients (8 servings)

 Chicken (white meat) - 8 breasts

 Shallots - 350 g (3 small pieces)

 Garlic - 1 pc.  (head)

 Carrots - 450 g

 Celery (root, stalks) - 450 g

 Orange - 2 pcs.  (large)

 Apple - 2 pcs.  (sweet) / Avocado

 Cinnamon (sticks) - 4 pcs.

 Carnation - 6-8 inflorescences

 Vegetable oil - 1 tbsp.

 Ketchup - 2 tbsp.

 Canned tomatoes - 800 g (can)

 Apple juice (green apples, no sugar) - 300 ml



How to cook it?

 1. Prepare a semi-finished chicken:

 - Peel the oranges, cut the rind/zest into large pieces

 - heat fresh orange peel, cinnamon and cloves in a dry frying pan until strong aroma

 - cool and grind the spices in a mortar or blender


 Sprinkle the chicken breasts with the resulting spices, put a piece of orange peel in the center of each, wrap in cling film and refrigerate (30 min.)


 2. Prepare the sauce:

 - peel apples / avocados (remove the core) and chop coarsely

 - squeeze juice from oranges, put fruit in it

 - fry shallots, carrots, celery, garlic and apples over high heat in a dry frying pan - 10 minutes.

 - add ketchup, mix

 - mix with apple and orange juice, simmer over medium heat until the liquid has evaporated by half

 - add canned peeled tomatoes, cool


 3. Cooking bags with chicken in sauce:

 - cut out of culinary parchment 8 squares 35 x 35 cm

 - grease one side of each square with vegetable oil

 - put in the middle of each square 2 tbsp.  chilled sauce, top with a piece of chicken

 - collect at the corners to the center, bandage each bag

 - Put the bags on a baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes.  at 200°С


 Serving Recommendations: Serve hot, garnish with rice.  Top with lemon, capers and/or exotic fruit and vegetable salads.

Comments