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Lebanese Chicken with Rice

Stephen Connell, United States.
This is a traditional Lebanese dish and it sounds tasty! On my to cook list.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Lebanese
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 4 chicken thighs, boneless, skinless
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 onions, diced
  • 300 grams ground beef, (10 oz)
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground allspice
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1½ cups long grain rice
  • 3 cups stock, beef or chicken, hot, from powder
  • 2 tablespoons pine nuts
  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped, or corriander
  • plain yogurt, for serving
  • cucumber, sliced, for serving

Instructions
 

  • Heat the olive oil over high heat in a pan. add the chicken and cook on both sides until golden brown. Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside.
  • Add the onion and ground beef to the same hot pan. Cook until the onions and meat is beginning to brown, then add the garlic and cook another minute or two. Then add the cinnamon, allspice, cayenne pepper, and salt, cook two minutes while stirring.
  • Stir in the rice making sure that it is fully covered with the oil and spices, place the chicken in the rice. Add the pine nuts.
  • Pour in the stock or water and cover. Cook on a simmer for about 30 minutes. Stir occasionally and as you do so allow the chicken to break up. You may need to add extra hot water if the rice gets a little dry.
  • Remove the pan from the heat and sprinkle with minced parsley. Serve with yogurt on top and sliced cucumber.

Notes

Four thighs I will estimate about 50 Baht. For the beef, I will estimate about 75 Baht. For 4 servings, this is about 92 cents per serving.