Chicken Gyuvech

Name: Chicken Gyuvech
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 145 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Bulgarian
Ingredients: 1.2 kg chicken thighs and drumsticks; 5 tbsp sunflower oil; 2 medium onions, chopped; 2 medium carrots, sliced into rounds; 2 red peppers, cut into strips; 600 g potatoes, peeled and cut into 3 cm chunks; 300 g green beans, trimmed and halved; 400 g tomatoes, grated, or chopped tinned tomatoes; 3 cloves garlic, sliced; 1 tbsp sweet paprika; 1 tsp dried savory; 1 tsp black pepper, ground; 2 tsp salt; 300 ml hot water; 0.5 bunch parsley, chopped

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Prep25 min

Cook120 min

Total145 min

A Bulgarian clay-pot bake of chicken with the late garden harvest — potatoes, peppers, green beans, carrots and tomatoes — cooked slowly under a lid so the vegetables stew in the chicken juices, then uncovered to brown.

Ingredients

Serves:4

1.2 kg chicken thighs and drumsticks
5 tbsp sunflower oil
2 medium onions, chopped
2 medium carrots, sliced into rounds
2 red peppers, cut into strips
600 g potatoes, peeled and cut into 3 cm chunks
300 g green beans, trimmed and halved
400 g tomatoes, grated, or chopped tinned tomatoes
3 cloves garlic, sliced
1 tbsp sweet paprika
1 tsp dried savory
1 tsp black pepper, ground
2 tsp salt
300 ml hot water
0.5 bunch parsley, chopped

Nutrition (estimated)

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1094kcal · per serving

91g

Protein

62.5g

Carbs

53.3g

Fat

Recipe total: 4377 kcal · P 364.2g · C 250.1g · F 213.3g

Estimated from 15 of 15 ingredients

Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.

Steps

1
Season the chicken with 1 tsp of the salt. Heat 2 tbsp of the oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat and brown the chicken skin side down for 6–7 minutes; transfer it to a large clay pot (gyuvech) or a lidded casserole.
2
Add the remaining oil to the pan and fry the onions and carrots for 6 minutes, then the peppers and garlic for 3 minutes more.
3
Take the pan off the heat, stir in the paprika, savory and pepper, then mix in the tomatoes.
4
Scatter the potatoes and green beans around the chicken, spoon the vegetable mixture over everything, sprinkle with the remaining salt and pour in the hot water.
5
Cover the pot and put it into a cold oven, then set the oven to 180°C — a clay pot put into a hot oven can crack.
6
Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes, then stir gently and turn the chicken pieces skin side up.
7
Bake uncovered for 30 minutes more, until the potatoes are tender, the chicken comes away from the bone and the top has browned.
8
Rest for 10 minutes — the clay holds its heat, so the stew keeps bubbling — then sprinkle with the parsley and serve from the pot.

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Questions and answers

How long does Chicken Gyuvech take to make?

About 145 minutes: 25 min prep and 120 min cooking.

What ingredients do you need for Chicken Gyuvech?

15 ingredients: chicken thighs and drumsticks, sunflower oil, onions, carrots, red peppers, potatoes, green beans, tomatoes, garlic, sweet paprika, dried savory, black pepper and 3 more.

How many servings does this Chicken Gyuvech recipe make?

4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.

How many calories are in a serving of Chicken Gyuvech?

About 1094 kcal, with 91 g protein, 62.5 g carbohydrate and 53.3 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.

Which diets does this Chicken Gyuvech recipe suit?

It is gluten-free and dairy-free.

What cuisine is Chicken Gyuvech?

Chicken Gyuvech comes from Bulgarian cuisine.

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