Chicken Breast Rolls

by | Dec 30, 2019 | general, Recipes

Using pomegranate molasses, plums ,and herbs to create a surprisingly delicious stuffed chicken meal.

The same ingredients are traditionally used to stuff a whole chicken or a turkey (مرغ شکم ‍‍پر). However, this recipe provides your family or guests an appropriate portion of chicken with a perfect balance of stuffing.

Recipe from Soheyla Tafazoli

Ingredients serving 6 people

1 medium size onion finely chopped

1 Clove garlic finely chopped

1 Cup chopped fresh parsley

½ Cup chopped green onions

½ Cup chopped fresh cilantro

1 Table spoons dried dill

1 Table spoons dried spearmint (or mint)

1 Table spoons barberry (zereshk)

½ Cup dried pitted plums chopped in small pieces

2 Table spoons pomegranate molasses

2 Table spoons brown sugar

1 Table spoon general purpose seasoning (60% turmeric, 20% smoked paprika, and  20% cinnamon)

2 chicken breast sliced to ¼ inch flat layers

1/2 Cup ground walnut

Cooking oil, salt, and pepper as needed

Instructions

  • Place the chicken breasts on a cutting board, trim extra fats, separate the bones from meat, and slice the meat to ¼ inch thickness slices and set aside
Sliced chicken breast
  • Heat 2 table spoon of oil in a 5-litre skillet and add onions. Cook for 5 minutes or until yellow and soft. Add garlic and cook for 2 more minutes.
  • Add general purpose seasoning to the onion. Let the seasoning flavours to diffuse then add the vegetables and herbs. Cook few minutes then add pomegranate molasses and plumes. Stir well until vegetables are cooked and pomegranate molasses and plumes are evenly distributed.
  • Add 2 table spoons of brown sugar to the mixture and stir well. Taste the stuffing and make sure that it is an appropriate balance of sweetness, sourness, and saltiness. This 2 table spoons of brown sugar is imprecise since the pomegranate molasse and dried plums come with different degree of sweetness and sourness. Add more sugar and/or salt to create a perfect balance and to get your favourite taste.
Stuffing
  • On a cutting board place one chicken slice, add one table spoon of stuffing, roll the meat up, and secure it with skewers or toothpicks. Continue until all slices are filled and rolled.
Chicken Roll
  • Arrange the chicken rolls in a single layer in a large skillet, add 1/4 cup of hot water and the remaining stuffing, cover the skillet, and cook for about 20 minutes. Turn over the chicken rolls and cook for a further 10 minutes. Keep eye on it and add more hot water if needed until the juices thickens and the rolls are well cooked.
  • Remove the skewers from the rolls place them in a large plate, garnish with the remaining stuffing, and serve with rice.
Enjoy It !!
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