The Olive and the Caper: Adventures in Greek Cooking
Stuffed Chicken Neo-Plaka-Style
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Cuisine: Greek | Course Type: Main Courses
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Recipe Reviews
Queezle_Sister from Salt Lake City, UT
Fabulous chicken with an amazing stuffing.
The stuffing includes nuts (pine, almond), spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, alspice), parsley, rice, onion, and currents. I followed the instructions except that I discovered we had no white long-grain rice. I substituted brown short-grain rice (its what we had), and it wasn't quite cooked at the end. I think though, that had I used white rice, it would have been perfect.
I also modified my cooking method, using the spatch-cocked chicken described here on Serious Eats. I piled the stuffing in a baking pan, placed the chicken on top. The result was amazing - thighs cooked perfectly, as well as moist and perfectly cooked breasts. The skin was crunchy and delicious.
I will try this recipe again with wite rice. Very wonderful combination of flavors.
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