Amich
The king of the festive Armenian table is the unsurpassed Amich, the taste of which you will never forget.
Amich
The king of the festive Armenian table is the unsurpassed Amich, the taste of which you will never forget.
Ingredients
| chicken (1.5-2 kg) 1 piece |
| long-grain rice 120 g |
| almonds 120 g |
| apricots 100 g |
| raisins 50 g |
| dates (seedless) 50 g |
| butter 80 g |
| vegetable oil 20 ml |
| TO TASTE: |
| fresh basil |
| salt |
| ground chili pepper |
| ground cinnamon |
| ground cloves |
| ground black pepper |
Instructions
Step 1
Pour boiling water over the almonds, cover and leave for 15 minutes. Then peel off the skins.
Step 2
Boil the rice until half-cooked.
Step 3
Chop dates and apricots and fry in butter together with raisins and almonds for 5 minutes.
Step 4
Then add the rice, black pepper, salt, chili pepper, cinnamon, cloves, chopped basil and mix.
Step 5
Stuff the chicken with the rice, dried fruit and nuts and tie with toothpicks.
Step 6
Salt, pepper, pour vegetable oil and bake at 180 degrees Celsius for 1.5 hours.
Step 7
If desired, serve with a subgarnish of rice, garnished with basil. Bon appetit.
