Name: Chicken Tabaka (Цыплята табака)
Yield: 4 Servings
Cuisine: Russia
Ingredients: 3–4 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped; 41-pound squabs or Cornish game hens; Salt and cayenne to taste; 4 cloves garlic, crushed; 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, melted; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro; Dash of cayenne; 1/8 teaspoon paprika; ½ cup chicken broth

Preparation info

4
Servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Taste of Russia

By Darra Goldstein

Published 1983

About

For garlic lovers, a Georgian classic.

Ingredients

41-pound squabs or Cornish game hens
Salt and cayenne to taste
4 cloves

Method

First, make the sauce. In a small saucepan heat the chicken broth. With a mortar and pestle, mash the garlic with the salt until a creamy paste is formed. Whisk the garlic into the chicken broth along with the paprika and cayenne. Let stand at room temperature while the chicken is being prepared. Just before serving, stir in the cilantro.

To prepare the hens, pat each one dry and place