Chicken Rice Recipe 👨‍🍳🍷

 Chicken Rice Recipe 👨‍🍳🍷

Chicken Rice in a Pot, a classic Portuguese dish. It's a hearty and comforting dish, ideal for family meals.

Ingredients

1 kg of chicken cut into small pieces 250 g of rice (preferably Carolina or Agulha, steamed) 1 large chopped onion 4 cloves of chopped garlic 3 medium ripe tomatoes (or 1 can of crushed tomatoes) 4 tablespoons of tomato paste 100 ml of white wine 1 teaspoon of nutmeg Olive oil, salt, pepper and bay leaf to taste Chopped fresh cilantro or parsley to finish

Preparation Method

Sauté the base: In a wide pan, add a generous drizzle of olive oil. Add the onion, chopped garlic and a bay leaf, letting it brown lightly. Sear the chicken: Add the chicken pieces to the sautéed mixture. Season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg, and fry the chicken until it changes color and is seared on all sides. Make the tomato sauce: Add the chopped ripe tomatoes and tomato paste. Pour in the white wine and simmer over low heat for about 5 to 7 minutes to evaporate the alcohol. Stew: Add boiling water (about 3 to 4 parts water for each part rice, to ensure it's slightly soupy). Cover the pan and let the chicken cook for 20 to 25 minutes. Cook the rice: Adjust the seasonings and add the rice to the pan. Stir well, cover, and cook over medium-low heat for 15 minutes. Serve: As soon as the rice is cooked, turn off the heat. Immediately sprinkle with chopped cilantro or parsley and serve quickly so the rice doesn't absorb all the broth.