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Chicken Djerma

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Recipe

Ingredients

  • 3 pounds chicken portions, skinned
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • A little flour
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • Margarine, for cooking
  • Some chopped almonds or sesame seeds, toasted, for garnish
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Directions

  1. Cut the chicken meat from the bone and grind, chop or mince it very finely. Add to the garlic, salt and pepper and mix well, adding enough flour and beaten egg to bind it.
  2. Take up equal amounts of mixture and shape it into burgers. Melt the margarine in a pan and cook for a few minutes on each side, until they are golden. Scatter the nuts on top and serve.
Yield
4 to 6