Chicken Pilau Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Heat the oil in a large sauté pan and fry the chicken thighs, skin side down, for 8-10 mins until the skin is golden and crispy. Tip in the onion and continue to cook for 5 mins until the onion softens. Sprinkle in the curry powder and cook for a minute more, then stir in the rice and pour over the stock. Bring the stock to the boil.
• Cover the pan and bake for 30 mins until all the liquid has been absorbed and the rice is cooked. Stir in the peas and leave the rice to stand for a few moments before serving.

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a Dutch oven; add the chicken and brown lightly, turning freqently.
• Push the chicken to the side or remove and set aside; add 1/2 cup onions and sauté 2 minutes.
• Rearrange the chicken and onion evenly in the pan; add 1 cup of chicken broth.
• Cover pan and simmer 30 minutes or until the chicken is tender.
• Remove chicken and pour the pan juices into a 2-cup measure, cool.
• When cool, skin chicken and remove the meat from the bone in large pieces.
• Set chicken aside.
• In the same Dutch oven, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil and the diced bacon or ham.
• Sauté for about 3 minutes over medium heat.
• Add the remaining onion, green and red bell pepper, and celery.
• Sauté until the chopped onion is tender.
• Add the rice and sauté, stirring, for about 2 minutes.
• Add the 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper.
• Pour enough of the remaining chicken broth into the measuring cup with the pan juices to make 1 3/4 cups and add along with the tomatoes to the vegetables.
• Cover and simmer 25 minutes, until the rice is tender and liquid is absorbed.
• If necessary, add more chicken broth or water.
• Gently stir cooked chicken into the rice; heat through.
• Taste and add salt and pepper, if needed.
• Spoon into a serving dish and sprinkle with freshly chopped parsley.

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a frying pan, then fry the onion for 5-6 mins until softened. Add the chicken pieces, fry for a further couple of mins just to colour the outside, then stir in curry paste and rice. Cook for another min.
• Pour in the chicken stock and throw in any larger bits of frozen veg. Bring to the boil, lower the heat, then cover the pan with a lid. Cook for 10 mins, then stir in the remaining veg. Scatter over the spinach, cover, then cook for 10 mins more until all the stock is absorbed and the rice is tender. Give everything a good stir, season to taste, then tuck in.