The famous Georgian dish - tobacco chicken is very popular not only at home, but also abroad. You can try cooking chicken tobacco in a pan under a press, the recipe of which at home may seem like a difficult process to many, observing the sequence of steps presented in this article. Surprise not only your loved ones, but also guests with the performance of a special meal.

How to cook chicken tobacco in a pan under the press?

This fragrant garlic chicken attracts real gourmets. This dish is revered in almost every home, so some people think that this is a Russian dish. But this is not at all true. As mentioned above - this is a dish of Georgian cuisine, it smells of local seasonings that improve the taste of meat, stimulating appetite.

Classic marinade for the recipe

We will need:

  • lemon - 1 pc. small size;
  • ground black pepper;
  • garlic - 4 cloves;
  • Suneli hops and salt.

Cooking:

  1. We get the juice from one lemon, through the garlic crusher we pass the garlic and add salt, black pepper and hops - suneli.
  2. Pickle the chicken in the marinade for 1 - 2 hours.

On a note. A juicy dish will be made from broiler chicken due to the higher fat content of meat.

Cooking technology

To cook chicken tobacco is quite simple, you just need to adhere to these recommendations:

  1. We use a young chicken, the weight is approximately 0.4-0.6 kg.
  2. Its obligatory processing is rinsing, drying. Next, you need to make an incision along the sternum, and slightly repulse the carcass.
  3. We envelop the chicken with marinade. Pickle from two to twelve hours.The marinade must cover the carcass completely, otherwise it must be turned upside down at least three times so that the marinade is evenly absorbed into the meat.
  4. The carcass is prepared in a cast-iron frying pan, as it has thick walls, which allows the meat to be sufficiently fried. The press is made from improvised means, or a special vessel is used to cook the chicken: for example, the bottom is taken from the detachable form and the container located on top and filled with water (pan or bottle).
  5. Typically, the base of the marinade is garlic - the impregnation should be slightly sharp.

Cooking a traditional Georgian recipe in a pan

In Soviet times, chicken could be easily fed with tobacco, as it was sold in almost every buffet. And all because chicken in those days was more affordable than meat

If this is your first time cooking a chicken chicken recipe in a pan, be sure to try the original dish.

Component components:

  • chicken - 0.6 kg;
  • salt and red pepper, paprika;
  • sour cream - 2 tbsp. l .;
  • adjika.

Sauce:

  • broth - 2 tbsp. l .;
  • garlic - 2 cloves;
  • salt.

We process the chicken: make a longitudinal section on the breast and remove excess fat and skin. Gently beat the chicken along the ridge, covering it with a transparent film to avoid splashing liquid.

Tasty recipe: Roasted Tobacco Chicken

Spread the chicken with spices, and let it marinate for several hours.

Pour the vegetable oil into the pan, mix sour cream and adjika. With this mixture, we smear the back of the chicken and put it in the dish, placing the press on top. It can be a regular bucket of water. Fry on each side for 10 minutes on moderate heat.

For the sauce: we rub the garlic on a fine grater and add the broth (water), salt to taste. This sauce is seasoned with ready-made chicken chicken.

Separately serve green salad.

Pressed recipe with potatoes

When cooking potatoes with chicken, the side dish is saturated with juices of poultry meat and marinade, and from this the dish turns out even tastier than usual. Great for a festive table, and for gatherings with friends.

Ingredients:

  • chicken - 0.8 kg;
  • potatoes - 0.7 kg;
  • butter - 50 g;
  • garlic cloves - 3 pcs.;
  • lemon - 2 pcs.;
  • olive oil - 50 ml;
  • seasoning for chicken - ½ pack;
  • ground pepper and half hot pepper;
  • cilantro - 1 bunch.

Cooking:

  1. We clean the chicken of fat and beat off a little with a hammer. In the bowl we rub the chicken with salt.
  2. Cooking dressing - chop the garlic, add vegetable oil and a special seasoning for chicken. Spread the carcass abundantly with cooked sauce.
  3. Cut the potatoes in portions. Mix vegetable oil, salt and pepper. Pour potatoes with this mixture, let it brew a little.
  4. Preheat the oven to 180 gr., Send a container with butter there. When the butter has melted, place the chicken in the center with the breast down. Spread the potatoes around. Cover with foil and bake for half an hour. Then remove the foil, pour everything with lemon juice and bake another 30 minutes without the foil.
  5. Serve with fresh vegetables and various sauces.

On a note. If you pre-marinate a chicken in a marinade or rub it with spices and let it soak in, then the dish will turn out much spicier, more aromatic.

Tobacco Chicken in Tomato Sauce

The Georgian dish in this interpretation is incredibly delicate in taste, but at the same time has notes of spice. Be sure to try cooking chicken tobacco in a spicy tomato sauce.

We will need:

  • chicken - 0.8 kg;
  • adjika - 2 tbsp. l .;
  • coriander and black pepper - 3-4 grains each;
  • butter - 2 tbsp. l

For the sauce:

  • cream or sour cream - 0.5 tbsp .;
  • tomato paste - 60 g;
  • salt.

Cooking:

  1. We carry out the preparatory procedure for chicken tobacco: cut the chicken along the chest, get rid of fat. We beat the carcass along the ridge line a bit.
  2. Grind the spices in a mortar and mix with adjika, coat the carcass with marinade, let it soak for several hours.
  3. For the sauce, mix sour cream, tomato paste and salt to taste.
  4. Preheat the oven to 180 gr. In a frying pan we heat the butter, spread the meat, cover with a press. After 15 minutes, fill the chicken with sauce and lower the degree to 150 divisions. Bake for another half hour, periodically pouring sauce.
  5. Tobacco chicken in tomato sauce is ready to eat.

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