Spanish Chicken Galina en Pepitoria

Ingredients

• Poultry 1 piece
• Onion 1 piece
• White bread 1 piece
• Garlic 2 cloves
• Almond 10 pieces
• Chicken Egg 2 pieces
• Olive Oil 0 fl oz
• Ground Cumin a pinch
• Meyer Lemon Juice 1 tablespoon
• Cinnamon a pinch
• Ground clove a pinch
• Saffron a pinch
• Ground Black Pepper to taste
• Salt to taste

Step-by-Step Guide

Step 1

Prepare the necessary ingredients.

Step 2

Cut the chicken into 12 pieces: halve the drumsticks, thighs, wings, and breasts.

Step 3

In a heavy-bottomed pot, lightly sauté the bread and garlic in olive oil.

Step 4

Then remove them, and in the pot, sauté the chicken until it is golden brown. Transfer the sautéed chicken to another dish.

Step 5

In the same oil, sauté the onion until soft and return the chicken.

Step 6

Pour in water, add lemon juice, salt, pepper, cinnamon, and cloves, cover with a lid, and simmer on low heat for 30 minutes.

Step 7

In a mortar, crush the toasted garlic and bread with almonds, saffron, cumin, and the yolks of hard-boiled eggs.

Step 8

Add 70 ml of water to the mortar, mix the contents, and pour it into the pot with the chicken.

Step 9

Simmer covered for another hour on low heat. After the time is up, add the finely chopped egg white.

Step 10

Stir and remove from heat. Serve.