Lebanese Chicken And Rice Djaj Mah Ruz Recipes

Steps:

• STEP A: Set oven to 450 degrees F. Clean chicken and rub all over with remaining ingredients in Step A. Place in a roasting pan with a 1/2 cup water. Bake for 1 1/4 hours or until chicken is tender.
• STEP B: While chicken is cooking, prepare stuffing on top of stove. In a saucepan, saute butter and meat until meat is brown. Add the washed and drained rice, salt, pepper, and cinnamon. Saute for 1 minute; add the water. Bring to a boil over high heat. Lower heat, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes, or until rice is tender.
• STEP C: While rice is cooking, saute nuts in butter until golden brown. Add the raisins, if desired, and saute for 1 minute.
• TO SERVE: De-bone chicken; set aside. Place rice stuffing on a large platter. Arrange chicken meat pieces over top of rice. Sprinkle nuts and raisins over the chicken.

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil over high heat in a pan.
• Sauté the chicken 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.
• Add the cinnamon, allspice, cayenne pepper (or chilli flakes) and salt; sauté 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 slowly for about half an hour. 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.