Chicken cooked under a tin
Ingredients
- 1,400 gWhole chicken
- 250 gPotato
- 250 gOnion
- 10 gSalt
The source does not say how many it serves. Amounts are the whole recipe as written; no serving count was made up.
Grams are the real measure. Glasses and spoons are approximate and vary by ingredient. 1 Turkish glass is 200 ml.
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Cross-section
- Whole chicken73%
- Onion13%
- Potato13%
- Salt 1%
Ingredients by weight, heaviest at the bottom.
Method
Light a fire with oak charcoal; when the coals glow, lay stones or fire bricks on the base of the fire area.
Place the potatoes and onions on the stones and drive the T-shaped iron into the middle of the fire.
Salt the chicken, seat it on the iron from below and cover it with the tin.
Seal around the tin with the ashes of the fire and cook for 45 minutes.
45 minLift the cooked chicken whole onto a plate and carve it at the table.
Where this recipe comes from
From a published work: quantities come from T.C. Zonguldak Valiliği İl Kültür ve Turizm Müdürlüğü, Zonguldak Yemekleri (2014); the method is written in our own words.
- T.C. Zonguldak Valiliği İl Kültür ve Turizm Müdürlüğü, Zonguldak Yemekleri (2014)Accessed: November 4, 2026
Last changed: November 1, 2026