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Best Lebanese Chicken with Rice is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Best Lebanese Chicken with Rice is something which I have loved my whole life.
This delicious Lebanese rice with chicken dish known as roz a djej in Arabic, is served at every large family gathering, party, and holiday dinner (Even Thanksgiving!). The warm spices with ground beef and rice make it the perfect rice dish to be served alongside rotisserie chickens, a large turkey, roast beef or any other main protein. Best Lebanese Chicken with Rice A savory dish: The rice is cooked with meat broth then topped with chicken pieces and roasted nuts. Sauté the chicken on both sides until golden brown.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have best lebanese chicken with rice using 16 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Best Lebanese Chicken with Rice:
- Prepare 4 chicken thighs
- Make ready 2 chicken breasts
- Make ready 300 g finely ground beef
- Take 2 cups white rice
- Get 1 big onion
- Prepare 1 small onion, finely shopped
- Prepare 1/4 cup raw pine nuts, roasted
- Prepare 1/4 cup almonds, roasted
- Make ready 5 tablespoons vegetable oil
- Get 2 liters water
- Prepare 1 cinnamon stick
- Make ready 3 bay leaves
- Make ready 3 cardamom pods
- Take 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- Prepare 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Take 1 teaspoon salt
I make it on almost every special occasion, from family gatherings to holiday or birthday parties. The rice mixed with pine nuts and the topping of golden almonds adds a lot. On family gatherings, chicken and rice is always placed on the center of the table. STEP B: While chicken is cooking, prepare stuffing on top of stove.
Instructions to make Best Lebanese Chicken with Rice:
- In a frying pan, lightly fry the chicken pieces on both sides in 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil. Remove and put in a saucepan. The chicken shouldn’t be completely cooked.
- Add 2 liters of water over the chicken pieces and let it boil. As the water boils remove with a spoon any foam that might form on the water surface. Discard. Once the foam removed add 1 onion, cinnamon stick, cardamom pods and bay leaves to the water. Cover the pan with a lid keeping a small opening to prevent the water to overflow while boiling. Keep on medium heat until the chicken is well cooked.
- Once cooked, remove the chicken from the saucepan and set aside. Strain the chicken broth and keep aside for later use.
- In a deep pan, fry the chopped onion with 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil until golden, then add the ground meat and keep on cooking until meat turns brown.
- Add the rice, salt, pepper and cinnamon. Toss for 2 min then add 4 cups of chicken broth. Cover and let it simmer for 25 min or until rice is well cooked.
- To serve, put the rice in a large plate, place the chicken pieces on top. Sprinkle with the roasted almonds and pine nuts.
On family gatherings, chicken and rice is always placed on the center of the table. STEP B: While chicken is cooking, prepare stuffing on top of stove. In a saucepan, saute butter and meat until meat is brown. Add the washed and drained rice, salt, pepper, and cinnamon. Bring to a boil over high heat.
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