Stuffed chicken with walnuts, onions, and lavash
A whole chicken, filled with a walnut, onion, and lavash mixture, seasoned with a tangy and salty spice, then roasted in the oven for an hour.
The toyuq levengi is a chicken stuffed with walnuts, originating from the south of Azerbaijan. The filling is spicy and slightly acidic, which is different from traditional fillings.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time45 min
- Cook time1 hr
- Total1 hr 45 min
- DifficultyMedium
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodOven baking
- Estimated cost$8.21 $2.05 / serving Estimated price; varies by store.
Ingredients
people
- $5.27
- $2.20
- $0.44
- $0.03
- $0.27
Prices from US supermarkets.
Directions
- Crush the walnuts, but leave some larger pieces so that you can still taste them in your mouth. ≈ 3 min
- Peel and finely chop the onions, then squeeze them into a clean cloth. Sauté them in a frying pan over medium heat without any added fat, until they are softened and translucent, then set aside to cool.
- Cut the lavash into small pieces with scissors, pour over with hot water to soften it, and stir. Add more hot water as needed. ≈ 4 min
- In a mixing bowl, combine the walnuts, onion, melted butter, salt, pepper, lavash, and horra. The filling should have a slightly sour, salty, and mildly bitter flavor. ≈ 4 min
- Rinse the chicken and clean it thoroughly. ≈ 8 min
- Cut off the tips of the wings and the legs, then set aside some of the filling. ≈ 8 min
- Stuff the chicken with the remaining mixture, then tie the cavity closed with kitchen twine. ≈ 10 min
- Pierce the underside of the wings and the thighs, rub the remaining filling over the outside, and then slide it into the holes. ≈ 3 min
- Bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C for one hour.
The bill
Stuffed chicken with walnuts, onions, and lavash
- 1 whole chicken$5.27
- 100 g of chopped walnuts$2.20
- 2 medium-sized red onions$0.44
- salt$0.03
- pepper$0.27
Total$8.21
that's $2.05 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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