Recipe
Turkish Chicken with White Sauce - (Firinda Meyaneli Tavuk)
Posted by : unknown
Preparation time : 30 Min
Cooking time : 1 Hrs 10 Min
Level of difficulty : Low
Ingredients
4 servings
- 1 whole chicken
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- 2 fresh green onions, chopped
- 1 zucchini, cut in medium sized chunks
- 1 tsp salt
- Pepper
- Sauce:
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 cup warm milk
- Garnish:
- 1 cup Kasar cheese (or Mozzarella cheese), shredded
Preparation
- Boil the whole chicken with water in a large pot for around 20 minutes(always add onepeeled whole onion in it, discard after boiling). Take the chicken out of the stock and let it cool down. Then remove one piece of chicken breast. Usually a whole chicken is too much for the sauce. Discard the skin and all the bones from the remaining chicken. Tear it apart in medium sized chunks with your fingers.
- In a large skillet, cook the onion with 2 tbsp olive oil on medium-low heat for a few minutes. Then add the garlic, salt and pepper. Saute until the smell of the garlic comes out.
- Add the flour, stir and slowly pour the warm milk in it while stirring constantly. The milk and flour should blend very well. (It is possible to use an egg beater). Turn the heat off. Mix the chicken, zucchini and green onions with the flour sauce and arrange them in a oven dish (Pyrex dish). Sprinkle the shredded cheese on top.
- Preheat the oven to 400 F (200C) and bake for about 40-45 minutes until the colour of the top turns golden.
