Cerkez Tavugu
- 4 chicken breast halves
- 4 chicken wings
- 1 onion stuck with 3 cloves
- A few celery stalks
- A sprig of tarragon or thyme
- Salt and white pepper
- 2 thin slices dry white bread, crusts removed
- 2 cups walnut halves, coarsely minced or ground
- 1 or 2 cloves garlic, crushed (optional)
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 2 teaspoons walnut or other oil
- Put the breasts and the wings (which are to enrich the stock) in a saucepan.
- Cover with water (about 2 1/2 cups), bring to the boil, and remove the scum.
- Add the onion and cloves, celery, and herbs and season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Simmer for about 15 minutes, until the breasts are tender.
- Prepare the sauce.
- Soak the bread in a little of the stock and turn it to a paste in a blender or food processor.
- Mix with the walnuts in a small saucepan and add enough stock to get the consistency of porridge.
- Cook, stirring, a few minutes, until the sauce thickens.
- Add garlic, if you like, and a teaspoon of paprika, and stir well.
- Skin the chicken breasts and shred into small pieces.
- Mix well with two-thirds of the sauce and spread on a serving dish.
- Cover with the rest of the sauce.
- To garnish, mix the remaining paprika with the oil and dribble over the top.
- In Turkey, people use the oil squeezed out of walnuts, but I have not been successful with this.
- Serve cold.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/cerkez-tavugu-373245 (may not work)