Best Lebanese Chicken with Rice

Funky Nisso
Funky Nisso @cook_5061719
London، UK

A savory dish: The rice is cooked with meat broth then topped with chicken pieces and roasted nuts.

Best Lebanese Chicken with Rice

A savory dish: The rice is cooked with meat broth then topped with chicken pieces and roasted nuts.

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Ingredients

50 mins
8 servings
  1. 4 chicken thighs
  2. 2 chicken breasts
  3. 300 gfinely ground beef
  4. 2 cupswhite rice
  5. 1 big onion
  6. 1 small onion, finely shopped
  7. 1/4 cupraw pine nuts, roasted
  8. 1/4 cupalmonds, roasted
  9. 5 tablespoonsvegetable oil
  10. 2 literswater
  11. 1 cinnamon stick
  12. 3 bay leaves
  13. 3 cardamom pods
  14. 1 teaspooncinnamon
  15. 1/4 teaspoonpepper
  16. 1 teaspoonsalt

Cooking Instructions

50 mins
  1. 1

    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.

  2. 2

    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.

  3. 3

    Once cooked, remove the chicken from the saucepan and set aside. Strain the chicken broth and keep aside for later use.

  4. 4

    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.

  5. 5

    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.

  6. 6

    To serve, put the rice in a large plate, place the chicken pieces on top. Sprinkle with the roasted almonds and pine nuts.

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Funky Nisso
Funky Nisso @cook_5061719
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I am really passionate about my studies. I also love shopping, reading, visiting art galleries… and cooking. I began cooking on my own when I first moved to England. Restaurants here are very expensive. So when I want to eat I usually cook at home with my roommate. She is Italian so I have learned from her how to cook a few Italian dishes and taught her in return some of our Lebanese treasures! I am reaaally into French cuisine and especially the classics, onion soup, gratin dauphinois, ect. I have subscribed to a French cooking magazine to learn how to cook them properly. I try to get my ingredients from the street markets so they are fresh and yummy!!!!My friends love to eat my Lebanese dishes now they are also loving the French new chef in me :) Hope you will like it too.I look forward for your comments :) Dishes I am famous for: Lebanese chicken with rice, crème brulee, gratin dauphinois
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Comments (5)

emelfadel
emelfadel @cook_5191405
Thank you for the recipe, my husband loved it!

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