kateq's Reviews
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Please to the Table: The Russian Cookbook
By Anya von Bremzen, John Welchman
Workman Publishing Company - 1990
Chicken with Okra (Bamiyov Hav) : page 232
The author says this is a treat to the eye and the palate and it is--it's quite pretty with the red and green of tomato and okra and it is one of those nice surprising recipes -- a dish that is more than the sum of its simple parts. I used frozen okra (no fresh here now) and had a pound bag so used it all. I wish I had used more tomato as well. I did not reduce the sauce as described in Step 9. My sauce was slightly viscous and I was happy to go with it as is. I also used bone-in, skin-on breasts and next time I'll leave off the skin which, once the dish was baked, lost any crispness. I froze some and can happily report that it was delicious thawed and heated in the microwave.
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Chicken with Walnut Sauce (Satsivi) : page 43
This may be Russian heresy, but I liked this better warm than cold. When I first made it, I was really hungry and couldn't wait--so I had some of the sauce sans chicken over rice--Delicious!! Like a Russian pesto--I thought it would be great with other things than chicken--broccoli, other veg. I did follow the recipe and have it properly chilled with chicken. It was good, but I really like it better warm.
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