Shkmeruli
Shkmeruli, from above
Non vegRacha

Shkmeruli

Crisp chicken bathing in garlic milk. Georgia's love letter to garlic, signed many times over.

60 minTime
51 gProtein each
mildSpice
From a Racha village2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayCrisp chicken, milk, cream and a whole head of garlic, served in a clay ketsi.
The original
604kcalsame
51 gproteinsame
0 gfibresame
60minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Chicken, curry cut (bone in chicken, small pieces)1 small chicken, flattened, or large pieces
Saltto taste
Black pepper½ tsp
Butter2 tbsp
Garlic1 whole head, crushed
Milk¾ cup
Fresh cream (thickened cream, heavy cream)⅔ cup
Coriander leaves (cilantro)to garnish

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Brown skin side down in a heavy pan with the butter, pressed under a weight.
  2. 2Turn the pieces and finish cooking in a 200°C oven or covered on low heat.
  3. 3Warm the milk and cream with the crushed garlic and a pinch of salt until just steaming.
  4. 4Pour the garlic cream over the chicken and bubble together for 5 minutes.
  5. 5Scatter with coriander and serve in the pan.
Serve it like this

Serve straight from the pan, skin side up, with the garlic sauce pooled around it. Plenty of bread to mop.

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What goes with Shkmeruli: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Imeruli khachapuri50 min
Bread or rice Mchadi30 min
On the side Pkhali35 min
On the side Badrijani nigvzit50 min
To drink Sol kadhi40 min
Something sweet Churchkhela80 min
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