The Best Chicken Ever?
Jul. 31st, 2003 10:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pantryslutSome of you who have known me for a while may have heard me raving about the Armenian cafeteria-style chicken I ate while down in Los Angeles -- the stuff that came with an intense garlic sauce, and is hands down the best food I've ever eaten from a chain store. I can't remember the name of tha chain, but rest assured I wrote it down.
The chicken I made tonight may just top that chicken. Didn't think it was possible, but this stuff was delicious.
And you will all be glad to hear that it is super-easy, too. (But not kosher. Sorry.)
More or less as Claudia Roden directs in The New Book Of Middle Eastern Food (her suggestion has no measurements, so neither do I):
Marinate chicken pieces (I just used thighs) in a marinade of yogurt, crushed garlic, paprika (for a pretty color), salt and pepper, and, if you have it, a little crushed mint. Marinate "for as long as possible" (I did it for a day, but that was by accident; I intended to eat this yesterday). Broil or grill. Eat.
The yogurt, as Roden says, doesn't do much for the flavor, but it keeps the meat moist. Really moist. Perfectly moist.
Mmmmm.
We ate it with a simple tomato and cucumber salad with zaatar, and bread. It was sufficient.
The chicken I made tonight may just top that chicken. Didn't think it was possible, but this stuff was delicious.
And you will all be glad to hear that it is super-easy, too. (But not kosher. Sorry.)
More or less as Claudia Roden directs in The New Book Of Middle Eastern Food (her suggestion has no measurements, so neither do I):
Marinate chicken pieces (I just used thighs) in a marinade of yogurt, crushed garlic, paprika (for a pretty color), salt and pepper, and, if you have it, a little crushed mint. Marinate "for as long as possible" (I did it for a day, but that was by accident; I intended to eat this yesterday). Broil or grill. Eat.
The yogurt, as Roden says, doesn't do much for the flavor, but it keeps the meat moist. Really moist. Perfectly moist.
Mmmmm.
We ate it with a simple tomato and cucumber salad with zaatar, and bread. It was sufficient.
