Simple Way to Make Perfect Best Lebanese Chicken with Rice

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Best Lebanese Chicken with Rice is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Best Lebanese Chicken with Rice is something that I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook best lebanese chicken with rice using 16 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Best Lebanese Chicken with Rice:

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

Steps to make Best Lebanese Chicken with Rice:

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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