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Satsivi
Georgian cold chicken in a smooth, aromatic walnut sauce.
About Satsivi
Satsivi is a Georgian cold walnut sauce and the poultry dish served in it. This profile follows a chicken version, while preserving the source's note that turkey is customary for Christmas and New Year.
Walnuts give the sauce its rich, slightly sweet body, sharpened by garlic and white-wine vinegar. Blue fenugreek, dried marigold, coriander, cinnamon, cloves and red pepper create the warm, floral spice profile associated with Georgian satsivi.
Chicken pieces sit in a pale beige, smooth but substantial walnut sauce, cooled until the flavours settle and the sauce thickens. A small sheen of extracted walnut oil may appear on top.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Walnut.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Satsivi
Georgian Chicken Satsivi with Walnut, Blue Fenugreek and Marigold.
- Whole chickenRoasted poultry
- WalnutsRich sauce base
- OnionsSweet savoury base
- GarlicPungent seasoning
- White wine vinegarSauce acidity
- Dried corianderWarm spice
- Blue fenugreekCharacteristic Georgian spice
- Dried marigoldFloral Georgian spice
- Dried red pepperPepper warmth
- CinnamonWarm spice
- ClovesWarm spice
- SaltSeasoning
- WaterChicken broth base
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Whole chicken: . The source permits chicken or turkey and explicitly presents this chicken version
- Walnuts:
- Onions:
- Garlic:
- White wine vinegar: . The source does not provide the vinegar's commercial formulation or processing details
- Dried coriander:
- Blue fenugreek:
- Dried marigold:
- Dried red pepper: . The source does not specify the red-pepper cultivar or heat level
- Cinnamon:
- Cloves:
- Salt:
- Water:
Origins & food traditions
Georgian Recipes supplies the complete selected chicken Satsivi recipe and explains the seasonal turkey tradition. Georgian Eats independently identifies Satsivi as Georgia's cold chicken-and-walnut-sauce dish and corroborates its festive context and characteristic aromatic spices.
Countries
- Georgia
- GeorgiaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Georgian Cuisine
- Georgian CuisineCatalogue link pending review