Best Lebanese Chicken with Rice

Best Lebanese Chicken with Rice.

You can have Best Lebanese Chicken with Rice using 16 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Best Lebanese Chicken with Rice

1. It's 4 of chicken thighs.
2. You need 2 of chicken breasts.
3. You need 300 g of finely ground beef.
4. Prepare 2 cups of white rice.
5. You need 1 of big onion.
6. You need 1 of small onion, finely shopped.
7. You need 1/4 cup of raw pine nuts, roasted.
8. You need 1/4 cup of almonds, roasted.
9. Prepare 5 tablespoons of vegetable oil.
10. Prepare 2 liters of water.
11. You need 1 of cinnamon stick.
12. It's 3 of bay leaves.
13. Prepare 3 of cardamom pods.
14. Prepare 1 teaspoon of cinnamon.
15. Prepare 1/4 teaspoon of pepper.
16. You need 1 teaspoon of salt.

Best Lebanese Chicken with Rice step by step

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