Whole Wheat Pockets Stuffed with Chicken Avgolemono
Author/ Συγγραφέας: Katerina
Recipe type/ Τύπος Πιάτου: Main Course
Cuisine/ Κουζίνα: Greek
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 2 eggs
- 3 cups milk
- Butter for the pan in which we will make the crepes
- 1,2 kilos / 2.5 lb chicken breasts skinless, boneless
- 1 yellow pepper, sliced
- 1 red pepper, sliced
- 4 zucchinis, cut in cubes
- ½ cup chicken stock
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 2 to 3 tbsp fresh dill, chopped
- Salt and pepper
- 1 cup milk
- ⅓ cup water
- 1 egg, slightly whisked
- 1 cup juice from the chicken
- 2 lemons, their juice
- 2 tbsp corn starch dissolved in 2 tbsp water
- Salt and pepper
- First we make the chicken.
- In a deep pan pour the olive oil and sauté the peppers and zucchinis.
- Throw the chicken and continue to sauté.
- Salt and pepper.
- Pour the stock and the dill.
- Lower heat to low and simmer for half an hour.
- In a medium pot pour the milk and water and bring to boil.
- Pour the one cup juice from the chicken, the corn starch and start whisking until the batter starts to thicken.
- Lower fire to medium/low and remove the pot from the fire.
- Add the eggs and the lemon juice whisking constantly.
- Bring back the pot to fire and whisk for a minute.
- Remove and throw the avgolemono to the chicken.
- Do not whisk just move the pan around so as for the avgolemono to cover all the chicken.
- Set aside.
- Either in a mixer or in a bowl add the flour, the eggs and the milk and whisk until everything is incorporated.
- Add the salt and it is ready.
- Take a non-stick pan 20 cm / 8 in. and butter it.
- Pour about ¼ to ⅓ cup of the batter and move the pan so as to spread.
- Cook for couple of minutes and then flip it.
- Cook it for another minute and it is ready.
- Continue until all the batter is used.
- This batter makes about 12 crepes.
- Take a crepe and fold it in two and then again in two.
- In the one of the two pockets add 3 tablespoons of chicken and serve.
Recipe by Culinary Flavors at https://www.culinaryflavors.gr/whole-wheat-pockets-stuffed-with-chicken-avgolemono/
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