Egyptian Chicken

Name: Egyptian Chicken
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons allspice; 118 milliliters blanched almond (roughly chopped); 2 Tbsps butter; 2 larges chicken breasts; 2 larges chicken stock cubes (4 of the square ones); 1 teaspoons coriander; 1 teaspoon cumin; 118 milliliters currants; 6 servings fresh ground black pepper; 118 milliliters olive oil (can put a bit less); 1 medium onion; 1 teaspoons paprika; 473 milliliters long-grain rice (bonet, par-boiled); 118 milliliters vermicelli (2 or 3 nests); 6 servings salt

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Egyptian Chicken a try. This recipe serves 6. One serving contains 629 calories, 16g of protein, and 28g of fat. Head to the store and pick up coriander, chicken stock cubes, chicken breasts, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 30 minutes.

Instructions

Cut chicken into small pieces.2 Put olive oil, into large heavy pot over low heat.3

Ingredients you will need

Olive Oil

Whole Chicken

Equipment you will use

Pot

Add chicken, chopped onion and the allspice, paprika, coriander, cumin and pepper.4 Stir, cover and cook until the chicken and onion has softened.5

Ingredients you will need

Coriander

Allspice

Whole Chicken

Paprika

Pepper

Cumin

Onion

Add rice, stock cubes, 41/2 cups of hot water and salt to taste.6 Cover and simmer until the rice is almost cooked.7

Ingredients you will need

Bouillon Cube

Water

Rice

Salt

Saute vermicelli in the 2 tbs of butter until it separates and is golden brown.8 Tip vermicelli into rice and add currants and chopped almonds.9 Turn off hotplate, put a teatowel over the pot, cover with lid and allow to steam for 10 minutes.10 Fluff rice with fork and serve.11 NOTE: This recipe can be easily made vegetarian if you substitute vegetable stock cubes instead of chicken and omit the chicken breast entirely.

Ingredients you will need

Vegetable Bouillon Cube