Chicken Pilaf HT MC M Eastern 40mins

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ï¿½A Weekday Menu Recipe

Chicken Pilaf ï¿½ï¿½ HTï¿½ MCï¿½ M Easternï¿½ï¿½ 40mins

Serve 4ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ Hotï¿½ï¿½ Poultryï¿½ Dried Fruitï¿½ Nutsï¿½ Grainsï¿½ï¿½ Main Courseï¿½ Healthy Eating Gluten Wheat Dairy Freeï¿½ Eggless Middle East

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Ingredients

4 Large Chicken Joints

Salt and Pepper

3 tbsp Olive Oil

1 Large Onion, chopped

1 Garlic Clove, crushed

1/2 teasp Ground Cumin

1/2 teasp Ground Cinnamon

6 Cardamons, crushed

6 Cloves

1/2 teasp Turmeric

250g/9oz Long-grain Rice

600ml/1pt Fresh Chicken Stock

2 Bay Leaves

50g/2oz Sultanas

50g/2oz Flaked Almonds

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Instructions

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1. Wipe the chicken and cut each joint into two pieces. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons of the oilï¿½ in a large saucepan and fry the chicken until browned. Remove the chicken.

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2. Fry the onion in the same saucepan for 10 minutes, then add the garlic, ground cumin, cinnamon, cardamoms and cloves, and fry for a further 2-3 minutes.

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3. Return the chicken pieces to the saucepan, cover and cook over a gentle heat for 15 minutes, stirring from time to time so that the chicken is well coated.

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4. Add the rice, stock, turmeric and bay leaves to the chicken; bring to the boil. Cover and cook gently for 10 minutes.

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5. Stir in the sultanas and cook for a further 5-10 minutes until the rice is tender.

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6. To serve - quickly fry the almonds in the remaining oil for 2-3 minutes, until golden, then pour over the pilaf.

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Serving Suggestions :

Accompaniments	Not Necessary
Dessert	Amaretti Peaches

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Key techniques

Chop to ï¿½ To cut into pieces of approximately the same size.
Brownï¿½ to ï¿½-ï¿½ To fry in very shallowï¿½ fatï¿½ over a high heat in order to colour the food and seal in the juices.

Sautï¿½ï¿½ - The cooking of food in a small amount of fat, preferably in a single layer, until it browns and softens. It is important not to overfill the pan.

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Tips, Options and Substitutions

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Main equipment

	Chopping Knife
	Chopping Board
	Saucepan
	Wooden or Plastic Spoon

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