 Summary
This is an old family recipe I got from my husbands 86 year old Greek Grandmother. I had to chase her around in the kitchen closely following her footsteps, writing every step down so I could make this for my family. She didn't speak English which made it very difficult. You should have seen my notes! Anyway I lost the notes about 20 years ago, so this is from memory. I figured I'd better write it down before CRS set in. He He! I hope your family enjoys it like mine did.
Cookware used in Recipe
 10 inch Liquid Core Electric Skillet View
 9X13 Bake and Roast Pan View
 4 Quart Sauce Pan with Cover View
Prep Time
45 Minutes
Servings
2 - 4
Ingredients: 1 whole frying chicken, sectioned1 lemon 3 cinnamon sticks 1 ½ tsp. clove pieces 1 can tomato sauce 28oz. 1 pkg or box of Bucatini See Note* ¼ cup butter ½ cup Romano cheese, fresh finely grated [yes, by you], no substitutions, unless you can find Greek myzithra cheese.
Directions: Skin the whole chicken. Wash chicken under cold water. Place sectioned chicken in a shallow pan. Discard neck and giblets or freeze for something else. Squeeze the juice of one juicy whole lemon all over the chicken. Let this sit for one hour, turning over the pieces once. In the Electric Skillet lightly brown/sear the chicken pieces at 275o or 250o about 3 or 4 minutes. You are not trying to fry the chicken, just get rid of any blood. Remove and plate the chicken. In the same skillet add the tomato sauce, cloves and cinnamon. Stir and cook for about five minutes. Add the chicken back into the Electric Skillet and cook for 1 hour at 275o or lower if necessary. simmer. Coat the chicken with the sauce by turning it over. Also, if necessary add a little water to the sauce if it starts to cook away. Turn the heat down.
In the 4 Quart Sauce Pan boil the Bucatini according to pkg. instructions, al denté. Pour into a strainer. Rinse with cold water.
In the 4 Quart Sauce Pan melt the butter. Add the Bucatini and stir to coat with the butter. Add the Romano cheese and stir to coat try not to melt the cheese. Plate the Bucatini with the chicken and sauce on top. Top with a little cheese and fresh basil for taste. Enjoy!
Note* Bucatini can be found at an Italian Market. Bucatini Regaté can also, be used. This pasta is long like spaghetti, but thick like macaroni, it has a long hole the length of the pasta. |
