Drunken Chicken

Main Dishes | Romanian cuisine

⏳ Time

1 day

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Not just a recipe, but a celebration. The boiled chicken will spend the night in a thick solution of sherry and brandy.

Ingredients

Poultry - 1½ kg
Onion - 2 heads
Ginger - 3.5 oz
Medium-dry sherry - 17 fl oz
Brandy - 3 fl oz
Scallions - 3.5 oz
Salt - to taste

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Wash the chicken, pat the cavity dry with a paper towel, and stuff it with julienned ginger and halved onions. Pour enough water over the chicken to just cover it. Bring the water to a boil, skim off any foam, and simmer the chicken for 30 minutes.

Step 2

After that, remove the chicken from the heat, take it out of the pot, and let it cool. Then, remove the skin and cut it into serving pieces – thighs, drumsticks, wings, and breast.

Step 3

Place the pieces of chicken in a shallow container with high sides, rub them with salt, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate the chicken for six hours.

Step 4

Combine half a liter of broth with sherry and brandy, pour the mixture over the chicken pieces, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate overnight. Serve with green onions and coarse sea salt.