🇹🇷 Turkish Cuisine

Tavuk Göğsü

Chicken Breast Pudding

Prep Time 1 hour
Servings 6
Difficulty Hard
Calories 237 kcal

An extraordinary Ottoman milk pudding made with finely shredded chicken breast that dissolves into the creamy base, creating a silky, subtly savory dessert.

Ingredients

  • 1 chicken breast, poached
  • 1L whole milk
  • 150g granulated sugar
  • 80g rice flour
  • 50g cornstarch
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • Ground cinnamon for garnish
  • 1 tbsp rosewater (optional)
  • Pinch of mastic gum (optional)

Instructions

  1. 1 Poach the chicken breast until fully cooked, then shred into the finest possible fibers by pulling apart repeatedly with two forks.
  2. 2 Soak the shredded chicken in cold water for several hours, changing the water frequently until the fibers are white and flavorless.
  3. 3 Whisk rice flour and cornstarch into cold milk, add sugar, then cook over medium heat stirring constantly until it begins to thicken.
  4. 4 Add the drained chicken fibers to the thickening milk mixture, stirring vigorously so they dissolve completely into the creamy pudding.
  5. 5 Stir in butter, vanilla, and rosewater if using, continuing to cook and stir for fifteen more minutes until very thick and glossy.
  6. 6 Pour into individual serving dishes, cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until set and garnish with a dusting of ground cinnamon.

Did You Know?

Most first-time tasters cannot detect the chicken in this pudding — the breast dissolves so completely it becomes an invisible thickening agent.

From The Culinary Codex — http://theculinarycodex.com/dish/turkish/tavuk-gogsu/