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Chicken Baked in Hollow Bread Loaf
Ingredients:
One 4-pound chicken – cut up in parts
One-quarter olive oil
2 cups (approximately) chicken broth
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 large round loaf of crusty Italian bread
1/8 cup toasted almonds
1/8 cup pistachios
1 tablespoon capers
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
2 eggs, lightly beaten
Juice of lemon
Directions: Brown the chicken in the oil, add 1
cup broth, salt, and pepper, and simmer until tender, adding more
broth if needed. Cool the chicken, remove the skin and bones, and cut
the meat into small pieces. Reserve both the meat and the broth. Cut
the bread horizontally, a little less than halfway down, so as to make
a dish and lid. Hollow out the bread, combine the crumbs with the
reserved broth, and press through a sieve. Grind the almonds and
pistachios, together with the capers and parsley. Add to the bread
puree together with the eggs and lemon juice. The mixture should be
quite moist, so you may need to add an extra tablespoon or two of
broth. Combine with the chicken meat, spoon into the bread crust, and
replace the upper crust. Bake 20 minutes in a 350 degree F oven. Serve
cold or warm.
Serves 8 to 10.
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