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What is satsivi and how do you make it?

Poultry in walnut sauce and a recipe.

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Short answer

Satsivi is a Georgian holiday dish of turkey or chicken in walnut sauce seasoned with spices, linked to New Year. Each region has its own version. Below is the satsivi recipe, with spice amounts given for a 3 kg turkey.

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Why

  1. Satsivi is a holiday dish linked to New Year.
  2. The base of the sauce is ground walnuts with spices and fried onion, stirred into the broth in which the bird was cooked.
  3. The vinegar is added at the very end, after the sauce and meat have boiled for a few minutes.

Details

Recipe: the spice amounts are given for a 3 kg turkey.

Ingredients:

  • turkey or chicken
  • 800 g walnuts, ground by hand or in a blender
  • 2 tsp fenugreek
  • pepper
  • 4 cloves of garlic, crushed
  • 1 tsp dried coriander
  • cinnamon, about the tip of a teaspoon
  • cloves, added carefully with the tip of a knife
  • fried onion and salt to taste
  • white vinegar at the very end

Method:

  1. Boil, then fry the turkey, cut it up and remove the bones if you like. Place the pieces in a pot.
  2. Let the broth cool so the fat rises, then skim the fat off.
  3. Simmer finely chopped onions in the fat over low heat.
  4. Mix the ground walnuts, spices, fried onion and salt into a uniform paste.
  5. Stir the paste into the broth slowly with a wooden spoon until it boils, so the broth stays clear.
  6. Pour the sauce over the meat, boil for 2–3 minutes, add the vinegar and remove from the heat.

For how New Year is celebrated in Georgia see how Georgians celebrate New Year, and names of other dishes are collected in what Georgian dishes are called.

Tip

Stir the walnut paste into the broth slowly and keep stirring: this keeps the broth clear.

What may differ

Each region makes satsivi in its own way. The spices are for a 3 kg turkey, and for chicken you would have to adjust the amounts yourself. Optional walnut oil can be served with it, but it is not part of the main recipe here.

Common misconception

Satsivi is always made only with chicken.

What actually happens

Satsivi is made from turkey or chicken in walnut sauce, and the recipe here is for a 3 kg turkey.

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Sources

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