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Viewed: 28 - Published at: 6 years agoIngredients
- One 3-pound chicken
- 2 1/2 quarts plus 1 cup water
- 1 small onion, halved
- 1 carrot, halved
- 2 whole cloves
- Salt
- 4 thin slices white sandwich bread (3 ounces), crusts removed
- 3 cups walnuts (3/4 pound), chopped
- 2 teaspoons ground coriander
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 1/2 teaspoons crushed red pepper
- 2 tablespoons French walnut oil
Method
- In a large pot, cover the chicken with 2 1/2 quarts of the water.
- Add the onion, carrot, cloves and a large pinch of salt and bring to a boil.
- Reduce the heat to low, skim the broth and simmer until the chicken is cooked through, about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
- Transfer the chicken to a platter and let cool slightly.
- Skim the fat from the broth and measure 1 cup; reserve the remaining broth for another use.
- Remove the meat from the chicken and discard the skin and bones.
- Cut the chicken meat into bite-size pieces and transfer to a medium bowl.
- In a shallow bowl, soak the bread in the remaining 1 cup of water until softened, then squeeze dry.
- In a food processor, combine 2 1/2 cups of the walnuts with the reserved 1 cup of broth, the bread, coriander, garlic, black pepper and 1 1/2 teaspoons of crushed red pepper; process to a coarse puree and add to the chicken.
- Finely grind the remaining 1/2 cup of walnuts in the food processor and stir into the chicken.
- Season the salad with salt and transfer to a serving bowl.
- In a small saucepan, warm the walnut oil over low heat.
- Add the remaining 1 teaspoon of crushed red pepper and cook for 1 minute.
- Drizzle the hot oil over the chicken salad and serve at room temperature.
