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Georgian Creamy-Garlic Chicken (Shkmeruli)
This traybake chicken makes its own rich and garlicky pan sauce. It’s our version of shkmeruli, a Georgian classic we learned in Tbilisi from Giorgi Andghuladze, chef at Craft Wine Restaurant, and home cook Mako Tchabashvili. For ease, we moved the cooking into the oven, turning shkmeruli into a simple, almost hands-free traybake. We prefer thighs and drumsticks, but even bone-in, skin-on breasts work well; be sure to use breasts that weigh no more than 12 ounces each. Placing whole garlic cloves in the center of the baking sheet, surrounded by the chicken parts, prevents the garlic from scorching but allows them to soften so they can be mashed to flavor the sauce.
4
Servings
Don’t flip or stir the chicken parts during roasting. Once in the oven, there’s no need to fuss with any of the ingredients.
1 hour
Ingredients
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2
tablespoons neutral oil
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½
teaspoon sweet paprika
Directions
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01Heat the oven to 450°F with a rack in the middle position. In a large bowl, stir the oil, paprika, coriander, fenugreek (if using), ¾ teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon pepper. Add the chicken, garlic and thyme; toss, rubbing the mixture into the chicken and garlic until evenly coated. Place the garlic cloves in the center of a rimmed baking sheet.