Fustuqiyya (Pistachio Chicken)
Origin: Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan al-Baghdādī, 1226
Ingredients
- chicken breasts (ṣudūr al-dajāj)
- salt
- pistachios (fustuq)
- sugar
Instructions
- Parboil chicken breasts in lightly salted water and drain.
- Bone and shred the meat into threads; return to the pot and cover with water.
- Crush peeled pistachios, add and stir, then boil.
- Near doneness add sugar at twice the pistachios' weight; stir until set and take up.