Rice with Chicken

Ingredients

• 1 dry onion
• 2 cups rice
• 1 whole chicken
• Chicken boiling aromatics
• 2 cups minced meat
• A pinch of ground cinnamon
• A pinch of sweet red paprika
• A pinch of seven-spice
• Salt
• 2 tablespoons butter
• Fried nuts for garnish

Method

1. Finely chop the dry onion into small cubes
2. Wash the rice well and leave it wet or soaked in water for about 30 minutes
   Timers: 30 min
3. Meanwhile, wash the chicken well, cut it into pieces, and rub it with salt, lemon, and a little tahini. Wash the chicken pieces again and boil them in water. Discard the first water once the white foam appears, then add a second amount of clean water over the chicken.
4. Add the boiling aromatics: cinnamon sticks, cloves, cardamom pods, a small onion, and bay leaf.
5. Put a little vegetable oil in a pot over the heat, sauté the chopped onion, then add the minced meat and cook it with the onion.
6. Add the salt, seven-spice, cinnamon, and paprika over the meat.
7. Add the washed rice over the meat and onion and stir it with the meat and onion for several minutes.
8. Pour the chicken cooking broth over the rice and cook until it boils, then leave it on low heat until done
9. When the rice is cooked, add butter or ghee, as desired
10. Serve the rice in a serving dish, place the chicken pieces on top, then the fried nuts of pine nuts and almonds.
11. Recipe and serving method for rice with chicken from our friend and chef at What Are We Cooking Today
12. Rania Saloum
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