Stuffed chicken with entrails, bread and sautéed vegetables was a festive dish, traditionally made at weddings. The recipe comes from Vișovan Anuța, 61 years old (born in Budești, married in Breb), and is part of the traditional recipes collection gathered by the Maramureș Museum in Sighetu Marmației.
🥣 Ingredients
- chicken
- chicken entrails
- onion
- carrot
- 2-3 slices of bread (core only)
- salt
- pepper
- paprika
- oil
👩🍳 How to prepare
Boil the entrails of the chicken. Meanwhile, fry finely chopped onion and grated carrot in hot oil. Mix with the boiled entrails and 2-3 slices of bread soaked in water (core only), then season with salt, pepper and paprika. Fill the chicken with this mixture and bake it in the oven.
📖 The story of the recipe
Recipe by Vișovan Anuța, 61 years old (born in Budești, married in Breb). In the villages of Maramureș, stuffed chicken was traditionally made at weddings: it was the dish that gathered the family at the table, and the filling of entrails and bread meant nothing from the household was wasted.
🔍 What’s next
For festive tables, also try the Wedding pie, the traditional recipe with cheese and plum jam, or the Brozbuțe (cabbage rolls) with cornmeal, served at weddings alongside boiled meat.
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Recipe from the „Maramureș – GastroEtnoArt” collection, published by the Maramureș Museum in Sighetu Marmației.
