Chicken Giouvetsi. The chicken giouvetsi was pretty easy to make and the hardest part was quartering the whole chicken though you could easily just use chicken legs and or breasts to save some time. The simple sounding recipe really belies the amazing flavour of this dish! Add the orzo and toast for a few minutes.
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Giouvetsi (or Youvetsi) is for the Greeks what the Sunday roast is for the British.
You can have Chicken Giouvetsi using 16 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Chicken Giouvetsi
- It's of chicken (one whole or breast filets cut in pieces and thighs).
- Prepare 500 grams of orzo pasta (greek).
- Prepare 1 of red onion chopped.
- Prepare 200 grams of tomatoes canned chopped.
- Prepare 200 grams of tomato sauce passata fresh or.
- It's 1 of chicken stock cube.
- It's 1 of cinnamon stick.
- It's of salt (I use sea , fleur de sel).
- You need of pepper freshly ground.
- You need 1 pinch of sugar.
- Prepare of oregano (for the chicken).
- You need 4 tablespoons of olive oil.
- You need of red wine.
- Prepare of water as needed.
- Prepare of pecorino romano cheese for the serving.
- You need of parsley fresh for the serving.
A hearty meal for a lovely family Sunday lunch. Sprinkle chicken evenly with salt and pepper. Remove from Dutch oven and set aside. Youvetsi (sometimes spelled Giouvetsi) may be the most comforting Greek meal you will ever eat.
Chicken Giouvetsi step by step
- Tip: Before putting the chicken in the oven to cook together with the tomato sauce and the pasta, I have it sautéed in the pan together with a chopped red onion and burn it off with red wine..
- Put the sauteed chicken and the pasta together with the rest of the ingredients to cook slowly at 160 degrees C for 45 minutes. Add water if needed..
- Take out of the oven, leave to cool down for 5 minutes, grate some pecorino cheese and add fresh chopped parsley and serve!.
There is nothing presumptuous or complicated here, nothing overly sophisticated. Youvetsi is simply a plate full of goodness which will delight your palate and warm your belly. And you'll wonder, how could such simple ingredients come together to prepare something so reminiscent of love… Easy Giouvetsi Recipe. In theory, you could make the whole dish in a large saucepan, but if it isn't made in an oven, it doesn't strictly count as a 'youvetsi', it is just orzo! Sprinkle the chicken or turkey with salt and return it to the pan.