Stewed chicken "Ororochek" 525g - 1pcs
Russian-style canned stewed chicken leg (Okorochek) on the bone in its own savoury broth. A generous 525g tin, ready to heat and serve with potatoes, rice or buckwheat, or to flake into soups and sandwiches. Pantry-stable and homemade in flavour.
Stewed Chicken “Ororochek” 525g
A whole stewed chicken leg in its own golden broth — a hearty pantry portion that turns into supper the moment the tin is opened.
CANNED · CHICKEN LEG · 525 G
What it is
“Okorochek” is the affectionate Russian word for a whole chicken leg quarter — thigh and drumstick still joined, the cut grandmothers reach for when the meal needs to be honest and filling. Here that same leg has been slowly stewed on the bone and sealed straight into the tin, with nothing more than salt, a bay leaf and a few peppercorns for company. Lift the lid and you find dark, glossy meat sitting in a layer of clear, savoury broth that sets to a soft jelly when cold and turns to a fragrant sauce the moment the pan warms up.
A 525 g tin is a generous portion: enough for a substantial supper for one with potatoes and pickles, or two helpings tipped into a pot of rice, buckwheat or noodles. Warm the meat through with the broth, slip off the bone and serve over mashed potato; flake it into a quick chicken-and-vegetable soup; pile it onto rye bread with mustard and a sliced cucumber for a road-trip sandwich; or simmer with onion, carrot and a spoon of tomato for a fast Sunday-night stew. Pantry-stable, ready in minutes, and unmistakably homemade in flavour.
Ingredients
Chicken leg meat with skin and bone, water, salt, onion, black pepper, bay leaf.
Always check the pack label — the producer may adjust the recipe.
Nutrition (per 100 g)
| Energy | ~700 kJ / ~170 kcal |
| Fat | ~11 g |
| of which saturates | ~3 g |
| Carbohydrate | <1 g |
| of which sugars | <1 g |
| Protein | ~18 g |
| Salt | ~1.5 g |
Indicative values — the pack label is authoritative.
Allergens & storage
Contains: none of the 14 UK statutory allergens are typically declared in this recipe. Check the pack for any cross-contact statement.
Store in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight. Once opened, transfer any unused contents to a non-metallic container, refrigerate and use within 2–3 days. The leg contains bones, please separate them before serving small children.
Net weight: 525 g
One leg, one warm broth, supper on the table before the kettle boils.
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