Chicken with cucumbers

Description

In the XXI century it is difficult to surprise, but I'll try. I want to offer you an unusual recipe of chicken in cucumber. In our family the chicken is cooked quite often, all methods tried, but the most favorite is braised chicken with vegetables, with aromas of the East. And in the summer this is a dish I want to make it as easy as possible and useful. It is known that cucumbers have negative calories that will satisfy those who wish to lose extra pounds.

Ingredients

Chicken

1.1 kg
Cucumber

0.5 kg
Carrots

0.2 kg
Green onions

50 g
Garlic

5 tooth
Dill

0.5 coup
Lemon

1 Tbsp
Paprika sweet

1 tsp
Soy sauce

2 Tbsp
Coriander

0.25 tsp
Ginger

0.25 tsp
Vegetable oil

3 Tbsp
Peppers red hot chilli
A mixture of spices

1 tsp
Salt

2 Tbsp
Water

2 l

Cooking

The first thing we fall asleep salt, chicken;

Fill with cold water and leave in the brine for 1.5 hours.

In the meantime, prepare the ingredients for the marinade and for the main dish. Carrots and cucumbers cut in large strips.

Prepare the marinade: grind all the ingredients in a blender. Spices I took with the expectation that this dish will eat the child. I usually use the ready mix of spices for chicken - 2 teaspoons, but I have this time left alone, so I added coriander, paprika, pepper mixture. And you can use Your favorite spices for chicken.

Take out the chicken from the brine, dry it with a paper towel, mix with marinade and leave to absorb flavors for 2 hours.

In the cauldron of heated 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil, put back the chicken along with all the marinade, fry for 5 minutes on maximum heat with the lid open, then close the lid, diminish the fire and leave to stew.

After 15 minutes lay the carrots;

After 5 minutes cucumbers.

After another 5 minutes - finely chopped green onions. (In the process of editing the photo with the bow in the cauldron was lost ( ( Check for salt.

And in the end - after 5 minutes add the finely chopped greens (dill, parsley - to taste), turn off the stove, cover it and leave for a while. Stovetop I use an electric!

So looked a dish in 15 minutes.

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