In the old days, all folk dishes were cooked in a Russian stove, and they turned out to be of excellent quality. But where to find such an oven now? Today this problem is solved with the help of an oven. It is possible to cook the same dishes in it, but with one condition - you need to cook them in clay pots. Why in them? Yes, because due to their shape they hold heat for a long time and evenly warm up, because the surface area of the pot is much smaller than that of the pot. It turns out very tasty in pots such an original Russian dish, like roast. Some housewives mistakenly believe that in such pots you can only cook meat dishes. Chicken in a pot of potatoes or garlic is a signature dish for many. But vegetarians also widely use this method of cooking, because even the simplest dishes cooked in pots turn out to be some special and extremely tasty.
Cooking chicken with garlic is not at all difficult. First, boil the chicken until half cooked, and then cut it into large pieces. After that, pieces are salted, coated with mayonnaise mixed with garlic and placed in pots. From above, you need to fill everything with eggs, salt and put in the oven. Another popular and beloved recipe is chicken in a pot of potatoes. Usually they prepare several servings at once, and it is convenient to take pots of 0.5 liters each.
To prepare four servings you will need the following ingredients: 600 grams of chicken, 12 medium potatoes, one pod of sweet pepper and one small onion, 4 small cloves of garlic, it would be nice to 4 teaspoons of sweet dry paprika, and you also need salt and ground black pepper to taste . You can also add red hot ground pepper. In principle, when chicken is cooked in a pot of potatoes, the proportions can definitely not be respected. Any vegetable oil is suitable for frying, but it is better to take olive. For pouring, you can take chicken stock or just water. Pots on top are covered with dough lids. To prepare it, you need half a glass of water and half a spoonful of salt, as well as an incomplete glass of flour and one tablespoon of the so-called “lean” oil.
Now we’ll tell you how to cook chicken in a pot of potatoes.
First knead the dough for the lids. To do this, add vegetable oil and salt to the water and gradually pour flour. Knead the dough until elasticity is achieved. Then cover the dough with a towel and leave for 20 minutes. While the dough is resting, cook the chicken. It is cut into pieces and fried for three minutes in a frying pan until golden brown, then salted, sprinkled with paprika and removed from the stove.
Vegetables need to be thoroughly washed, peeled and cut: in small cubes - onions, peppers - straws, garlic - rings, and potatoes - if desired. Pour a little vegetable oil into the pan and spread the garlic first, then onions almost immediately, add pepper in two minutes, and after three more chopped potatoes. All vegetables are fried over high heat for three to four minutes, at the end you need to add a little salt, ground pepper and paprika. Everything mixes well and is removed from the fire.
Fried chicken is laid out in pots, then the fried vegetables are laid and poured with broth or water for juiciness. If desired, the chicken in a pot of potatoes can be stacked in layers. Then the pot is half filled with water or broth, but you can fill it with one third, depending on which option you like best. After all the ingredients have been laid out, the pots are coated with the eggs, sprinkled with water and covered with dough cakes. The edges of the cakes are pressed tightly to the neck, and in the cake itself, several holes are made for the steam to exit. Pots need to be put in a cold oven and turn on heating 180 degrees. After an hour, the heating is turned off. but the pots are steaming in the oven for another thirty minutes, and maybe more.
Now you know how to cook potted chicken . Try it, maybe for you this dish will also become a specialty.