Chicken with goat cheese and grapes by Ivan
Cuisine: Odessa
Author: Maria Kalenska
Prep time: 40 mins
Cook time: 30 mins
Total time: 1 hr 10 mins


Ingredients
  • tender sheep or cow cheese
  • 4 chicken breasts
  • 200 g soft goat cheese
  • 500 g grapes
  • 150 ml olive oil
  • 6 tsp sugar
  • 8 sprigs of thyme
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • sea salt
Cooking method
  1. Cut each chicken breast in two. Make a horizontal cut in each fillet in the thick part, without bringing the knife to the end. This way you get a pocket for stuffing. Pour the fillet with olive oil, season with salt, pepper, thyme, and marinate for 30 minutes.
  2. Cut the grapes in half. Add sugar to the grapes, mix and fry in olive oil for 2 minutes over high heat.
  3. Heat oven to 180˚C. Stuff each fillet with cheese and grapes, then seal the meat with a wooden skewer. Bake the chicken in the oven for 15-20 minutes.
My tips and tricks
The grape season in Odessa is late August, early September. During this same time, you can easily pick up walnuts that are just lying under your feet on the street. If you are somehow quicker than little boys and girls. Just remember that your hands will be brown for a long time, so do not frighten your manicurist. If you add walnuts to the stuffing, then the chicken will be even more Odessa-style.

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