[Sca-cooks] oop::: Zankou chicken

[Philip & Susan Troy]

Seton1355 at aol.com wrote:
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> Hello Folks,
> Got a question:  A friend of mine recently ate a dish called
> _Zankou_ chicken at an eatery in LA.  She said it was served with a creamy
> garlic paste that was absolutly wonderful.  She didn't know what was in the
> paste but said it seemed like it was garlic whirled in a food processor.
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> Has anyone heard of this dish or knows of a creamy garlic (not salad
> dressing) sauce.  She is trying to figure out the recipe.
> Thanks!
> Phillipa

A quick web search reveals the existence of a restaurant _called_ Zankou
Chicken in Glendale, CA. They evidently sell a house specialty called
garlic chicken. The cuisine is at least nominally Middle Eastern; I can
think of several candidates for a ME garlic sauce; my first bet would be
something like skordalia, which is eaten in Greece but may actually be
Turkish as well. It's a sort of mayonnaise made with soaked bread (or
sometimes mashed potato), lemon, plenty of either raw or cooked garlic,
and olive oil beaten in until it's all thick and sort of creamy.
Actually, rather a lot like some versions of aioli.

So, do we know how the chicken was cooked?

Huette, do you know anything about the place in question?

Adamantius
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