Chicken with Pickled Cucumber

This is a simple and yet delicious dish, one of my favorites.

For 3 servings you need:

  • about 600 g chicken meat (I used 2 legs and 2 wings);
  • 2 large red onions;
  • 3 tbsp of tomato paste;
  • 3 tbsp olive oil;
  • 3 small pickled cucumbers;
  • a few parsley branches;
  • 2-3 small garlic cloves;
  • salt & pepper to taste.

First, trim and wash very good the chicken, then wipe with a paper towel.

Put  a large frying pan on low heat, pour 3 tbsp of olive oil. When the oil is heated add the chicken and cover with a lid. Cook it until it becomes golden-brown and the meat starts to come off the bones. (I had a chicken from my grandmother farm…so it needs a little more time to cook than the one that you buy from the supermarket – but is richer  in taste).  Remove the meat on a plate and put it aside.

 cook the chicken until becomes golden-brown
cook the chicken until becomes golden-brown

Cut the onions into fine cubes and add it in the same grease in which you cooked the chicken. Cook it until becomes soft and translucent then add the tomato paste. (if the tomato paste  too sour add 1tsp of sugar).  Stir well and cook for about 5 minutes then add the  crushed garlic cloves.

cut the onions into fine cubes
cut the onions into fine cubes
when translucent add the tomato paste
when translucent add the tomato paste
add the crushed garlic cloves
add the crushed garlic cloves

Remove the seeds of the pickled cucumbers and cut them into stripes. Put the chicken meat back into the pot, add the cucumbers, stir well and cook for another 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.  Add the fine chopped parsley after you remove the pot from the heat.

 cut the pickled cucumbers into stripes
cut the pickled cucumbers into stripes
add the chicken and the cucumbers to the tomato/onion sauce
add the chicken and the cucumbers to the tomato/onion sauce
remove from the heat and add the parsley
remove from the heat and add the parsley

 

That is all!! Enjoy!!

It's very tasty
It's very tasty
Enjoy!!
Enjoy!!


 

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