Ostropior oltenesc

A pickled grilled chicken recipe prepared in Oltenia . You may want to serve it with a salad of grilled red peppers. On the plate place the ostropior along with pickle and polenta. (better cut the polenta with floss)

Preparation time : less than 120 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 chicken
• 1 clove of garlic
• 8 tomatoes
• 1 red pepper

• 4 chillies

• salt
• pepper (I used a mix of spices for grilled chicken )
• Water

FOR THE SALAD:

Grilled peppers
• red and green peppers

• vinegar
• salt
• pepper
• garlic (optional)

FOR POLENTA:
• Corn
• salt
• butter
• Water

PREPARATION:

 
In the courtyard, a place protected from wind, build a fire from which we will finally obtain embers and use it to grill the chicken.

1 . Cut the chicken breast in half and carve it rhomboidally so that the fire could penetrate the meat. If the chicken is young, skip this episode.

2.Salt the meat and season it with spices on both sides.
3. Place the meat on the grill greased and heated in advance. The grill should be set at a convenient distance from the embers so that the fire penetrates the meat inside before it burns it on the outside. Turn the meat over regularly , maintaining thefire so the embers will not be extinguished . The grilling time varies depending on how big the chicken is.
You can grill it as well on the grill on the stove , the flame should not be very hot. It takes about 20-30 minutes.
4 . If the grill is large enough , grill tomatoes and peppers at the same time with the chicken, if not, grill them in advance because you need the tomatoes for the pickle.

5 . Heat 1-2 cups of water up to boil.
6 . Meanwhile, peel the garlic, mix it well with salt and then put it in a large bowl .
7. Peel the grilled tomatoes and mash them with a fork in the same bowl .
8 . Pour the boiling water over them.

9. Cover the bowl with a lid until the chicken is ready .
10 . Place the grilled meat in the pickle.
11 . Meanwhile cook the polenta and cover it with a towel until you serve it . Cut the polenta with floss.

 Recipe in pictures

1. The main ingredient is:
a) Mutton
b) Chicken
c) Vegetables
d) Cheese
2. You cook the chicken:
a) on the grill
b) Boiled in water
c) fried in a pan
d) in the oven
3. It is a specific recipe for the area of:
a) Wallachia
b) Oltenia
c) Moldavia
d) Bucovina

By Prof. Mihaela Lisenche