Pan-Fried Poussins (Baby Chickens)
Treat your family to an elegant dish — check out this original recipe! Small and tender, with a refined aroma and rich flavor — that's the first thing that comes to mind when I think of poussins cooked in a skillet. I usually make them the way you'd make the famous chicken tabaka (flattened and pan-fried), especially since I happen to have the right heavy pan for it.
Reina
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Pan-Fried Poussins (Baby Chickens)
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 50 %
15 g
Fats 43 %
13 g
Carbohydrates 7 %
2 g
189 kcal
GI:
100
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0
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- This dish gets its name because poussins are very small young chickens (about 12–21 oz / 350–600 g). So take a poussin — or two, if they're really tiny — wash them well and pat them dry with paper towels. Cut down along the breast, spread the bird open flat on a board, cover it with a heavy plastic bag, and pound it with a meat mallet; the goal here is to crack the bones so it lies flat. Then salt the bird and sprinkle it with black and red pepper. Pour the olive oil into a skillet, press in the garlic, and heat it, stirring briskly, until the garlic turns fragrant (1–2 minutes). At that point add the dried basil, paprika, and ground black pepper, stir, and add the tomato juice (squeezed from the tomatoes). Let it simmer a few minutes, again stirring, then turn it off. In the pan you'll cook the bird in, melt the ghee and lay the bird in it (wings down first). Clamp on a lid or cover it with a plate and set a weight on top (a pot of water works). A small bird takes only 6–15 minutes per side — don't overcook it! When it's done on one side, carefully flip it and brush the top with some of the prepared sauce. Serve the poussin sprinkled with fresh herbs and lightly drizzled with sauce, alongside your favorite side. Enjoy!
Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish
- Tomatoes - 23 kcal/100g
- Garlic - 143 kcal/100g
- Fresh basil - 27 kcal/100g
- Dried basil - 251 kcal/100g
- Ground black pepper - 255 kcal/100g
- Salt - 0 kcal/100g
- Ground red pepper - 318 kcal/100g
- Olive oil - 913 kcal/100g
- Paprika - 289 kcal/100g
- Ghee - 892 kcal/100g
- Poussins - 173 kcal/100g
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