{{Short description|Georgian poultry dish}} {{Infobox prepared food | name = Satsivi | image = Satsivi (2).jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = Chicken satsivi garnished with pomegranate seeds | alternate_name = | country = Georgia | region = | creator = | course = Sauce, appetizer | served = | main_ingredient = Walnuts | variations = | calories = | other = }} {{Georgian cuisine}} '''Satsivi''' ({{lang-ka|საცივი|tr}}, {{lit|cold dish}}; also known as '''chicken in walnut sauce''') is a Georgian dish. It is made using poultry (such as chicken or turkey) put into a walnut sauce, typically seasoned with salt, pepper, garlic, fenugreek, coriander and cinnamon'''.''' The term ''satsivi'' is also used as a generic name for a variety of poultry made with the walnut sauce.<ref name="SatsiviGeorgianRecipies">[http://georgianrecipes.net/2014/01/02/satsivi/ Satsivi]. Georgian Recipes by [http://georgiaabout.com/ Georgia About]. 2014</ref>
==Description== Satstivi is a Georgian dish made with walnut sauce and served cold, either as a dipping sauce for boiled or fried turkey or chicken. Traditionally, satsivi is made of walnuts, water, garlic, a combination of dried herbs (usually Imeretian saffron and fenugreek), vinegar, cayenne pepper, and salt to taste.<ref name="SatsiviGeorgianRecipies" /> [[File:Sterlet with satsivi.JPG|thumb|140px|left|Sterlet with walnut sauce]]Boiled turkey or chicken pieces submerged in ''satsivi'' is a staple of winter holiday feasts. The dish as a whole is usually also referred to as ''satsivi''. There are also vegetarian varieties of this dish made with eggplants or cauliflower.<ref>[http://georgianrecipes.net/2013/12/26/eggplant-satsivi/ Eggplant satsivi]. Georgian Recipes by [http://georgiaabout.com/ Georgia About]. 2013</ref><ref>[http://georgianrecipes.net/2013/11/18/cauliflower-satsivi/ Cauliflower satsivi]. Georgian Recipes by [http://georgiaabout.com/ Georgia About]. 2013</ref>thumb|140px|left|Walnut sauceA similar dish of boiled chicken with walnut paste is known as Circassian chicken in Turkish, Levantine, and Egyptian cuisine, as well as ''aquz'' in the Caspian cuisine of northern Iran.<ref>{{Cite web|lang=ru|url=https://cookpad.com/ru/recipes/10985869-kuritsa-po-chierkiesski-cerkes-tavugu|title=Курица по-черкесски (Çerkes tavuğu) - пошаговый рецепт с фото. Автор рецепта Anna Buyak🌳 .|website=Cookpad|access-date=2021-02-01|archive-date=2021-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210021955/https://cookpad.com/ru/recipes/10985869-kuritsa-po-chierkiesski-cerkes-tavugu|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Circassian Chicken|url=http://mongoliankitchen.com/circassian-chicken/|website=Mongolian Kitchen|access-date=2023-05-12|archive-date=2023-05-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515090748/https://mongoliankitchen.com/circassian-chicken/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==See also== *Bazhe * Fesenjān *''Nigvziani badrijani'' * List of sauces
==References== {{reflist}} {{condiments}} {{chicken dishes}}
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