Georgia : Shkmeruli (Chicken in Garlic Milk Sauce)

CLICK HERE FOR THE RECIPE I USED

If you don't like or can't eat garlic, this is not the dish for you.

From the well-seasoned crispy skin on the chicken to the creamy garlic sauce it cooked in, this was delicious. I ate it with mashed potatoes and green beans. I poured some of the creamy garlic sauce over the mashed potatoes and I have no regrets, it was wonderful. It made for a hearty filling dinner and the leftovers will make for another great dinner tonight.

I did make some adjustments but I don't think they made a fundamental difference in the end result.

I have dairy issues so I used lactose-free milk and ghee in place of butter. It turned out tasty as heck and did not make me feel bad later. Yay!

The linked recipe calls for a spatchcocked/butterflied chicken. I did not feel up to attempting to spatchcock a chicken for the first time in my life so I cooked up about 2 pounds of bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs instead. I imagine leg quarters or drumsticks would work well too. Just adjust the oven-cooking time to suit the type of chicken you are using.

I would definitely eat this again!