Kabsa

Kabsa
Kabsan is a gluten free main course. One serving contains 562 calories, 25g of protein, and 21g of fat. This recipe serves 6. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours. A mixture of cardamom pods, onions, chicken breast halves, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the golden raisins you could follow this main course with the Apple Crumble with Golden Raisins as a dessert.

Instructions

1
Place chicken thighs, drumsticks, and breasts into a large pan and pour in 6 cups water; stir in 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 cup chopped onion, bay leaves, and cinnamon sticks. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until chicken is tender, about 1 1/2 hours.
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2
Remove chicken, strain the broth, and retain 4 cups of broth.
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3
While chicken is simmering, rinse basmati rice thoroughly until water runs clear.
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4
Place into a bowl and mix in 1 1/2 teaspoon salt, cardamom pods, whole cloves, nutmeg, baharat spice mix, 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, and black pepper.
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5
Let the rice sit while you complete remaining steps.
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6
Soak golden raisins with 1/3 cup water in a small bowl.
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7
Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil with 1 tablespoon butter in a large pan. Cook and stir 2 cups onion with tomatoes until vegetables soften, about 10 minutes.
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8
Mix in the seasoned rice and cook until rice grains are hot, 2 to 3 minutes; pour in reserved 4 cups of chicken broth. Bring to a boil.
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9
Mix in soaked golden raisins.
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10
Place 3 tablespoons butter into the pan, let melt, and turn heat to low; simmer covered until rice is tender, about 45 minutes.
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11
Tear chicken meat off the bones into bite-size pieces.
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Spread the rice onto a large serving platter and distribute cooked chicken over the rice to serve.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In2 hrs
Servings6
Health Score11
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