Shtruli with chicken and potatoes

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr 30 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make shtruli with chicken and potatoes? Take all the products listed on the list. You can take the whole chicken or any parts of it. I often cook with chicken legs. If you have frozen meat, you must first defrost it at room temperature.

2. STEP 2

   

   First of all, prepare the unleavened dough. Sift the flour into a deep bowl. Beat in the egg, add a pinch of salt and start kneading the dough.

3. STEP 3

   

   Add water a little at a time; you may need more or less than the recipe calls for. Focus on the consistency of the dough. It should look like dumplings. Wrap the dough in cling film or a plastic bag and leave to rest for 15-20 minutes.

4. STEP 4

   

   Meanwhile, cut the legs into portions, rinse and dry with paper towels. There should be no excess moisture on the legs, since we will fry them later.

5. STEP 5

   

   Heat the vegetable oil in a high-rimmed frying pan or heavy-bottomed saucepan. You can use a cauldron to prepare shtruli. Send the chicken pieces to fry. Cook until the chicken is golden brown on all sides.

6. STEP 6

   

   Peel the potatoes, onions, carrots and garlic. Cut the bell pepper in half and remove the seeds. Rinse all vegetables and bay leaves.

7. STEP 7

   

   Chop onions, carrots, peppers and garlic randomly, not too coarsely.

8. STEP 8

   

   Add peppers, onions and carrots to the meat. Fry, stirring, for about 5 minutes.

9. STEP 9

   

   Cut the potatoes into medium-sized cubes. For the recipe I used several cherry tomatoes, if you have a juicy ripe tomato available, then include it in the ingredients too.

10. STEP 10

    

    Pour the tomato sauce into the pan, add the potatoes, garlic, bay leaf and crushed tomatoes (if using).

11. STEP 11

    

    Pour in hot water until it lightly covers the potatoes and chicken. Salt to taste and add your favorite spices. After boiling, reduce the heat on the stove to moderate and simmer for 15-20 minutes under the lid.

12. STEP 12

    

    During this time, form the struli. Knead the dough again and roll it into a thin layer.

13. STEP 13

    

    Sprinkle the dough with finely chopped herbs and pepper to taste. Roll it up. Do not make the roll too dense and thick, otherwise the rolls will remain raw inside.

14. STEP 14

    

    Cut into portions, as in the photo.

15. STEP 15

    

    Serve the rolls with the potatoes and meat. If there is not enough liquid in the pan, add a small amount of boiling water. The water should not cover the rolls completely, but only half or a little less. Cover the pan with a lid and simmer the dish until the struli are ready. This will take you approximately 20 minutes.

16. STEP 16

    

    The dish is ready! Serve Štruli with chicken, sprinkled with fresh herbs and ground pepper.

Comments on the recipe

Moderator Ksenia

20.08.2023

4.5

The word “struli” means very cute rolls made from unleavened dough. They look very interesting in the finished dish. Shtruli with chicken and potatoes will be suitable for a regular family dinner, and will look wonderful on the holiday table. I had five chicken legs, so I cooked for 10 servings. This recipe uses quite a lot of different ingredients, which gives the finished dish a very rich taste. The sauce absorbs the taste of chicken, vegetables and spices, making it very aromatic and appetizing. I also made the dough for struli based on 10 servings. There was a lot of it. The dough roll came out big, and so did the struli. Therefore, after cooking, they remained a little dry inside. I think that I should have made several small rolls; the rolls would have been smaller. But even so, they were soaked in the sauce and came out very tasty. Instead of fresh herbs, I sprinkled them with a mixture of Caucasian herbs. Thank you very much for the recipe! It turned out very tasty!