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Përshesh

Name: Përshesh
Total time: 90 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Albania
Ingredients: 3 (bone-in) Chicken Thigh; 150g Corn grits; 100g All-purpose flour; 1 Egg; 150ml Milk; 1 tsp Baking Powder; 50g Butter; 1 Onion; 2 tsp Salt; A pinch Black Pepper; 1.5L Water

Main Dish

⏱ 90 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐

Torn cornbread soaked and simmered in chicken broth — an Albanian dish for celebration days.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Përshesh is a traditional dish made all over Albania: torn cornbread or wheat bread is soaked and simmered in broth from boiled chicken or turkey and finished with butter. It's often made in big pots for weddings, New Year, and other large gatherings, served with the boiled chicken on top.

🌆 Where it's eaten: The day before a village wedding in Albania, bread and chicken broth simmered in a big pot is heaped on platters and served to the relatives helping out.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

Chicken Thigh 3 (bone-in)
Corn grits 150g
All-purpose flour 100g
Egg 1
Milk 150ml
Baking Powder 1 tsp
Butter 50g
Onion 1
Salt 2 tsp
Black Pepper A pinch
Water 1.5L

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Mix the corn grits, flour, egg, milk, baking powder, and a pinch of salt, pour into a pan, bake at 180°C for 30 minutes, cool, and tear into pieces.
Put the chicken, onion, salt, and water in a pot and simmer for 1 hour, skimming.
Remove the chicken and shred the meat.
Add the torn bread to the broth and simmer 10 minutes, mashing with a wooden spoon until it comes together.
Transfer to an ovenproof dish, top with the chicken and butter, and bake at 200°C for 10 minutes.

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