Name: Southern pan-fried chicken
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Ingredients
Ingredients: 1 onion finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 250 g mushrooms chopped; 2 tomatoes deseeded and chopped; 1 tsp coriander ground; 1 tsp cumin ground; 1 1/2 tsp paprika; 1/2 tsp cinnamon ground; 1 cup long grain rice; 1/2 cup tomato purée; 2+ cup stock chicken; 1 tsp sugar; salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; 4 chicken breast fillets flattened; 1 cup flour; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp paprika; freshly ground black pepper to taste; 1 cup stock chicken; 1/2 cup cream; 1/2 cup milk mixed with cornflour; salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

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Ingredients (22)

Rice:

1	onion — finely chopped
2	garlic — cloves, crushed
250 g	mushrooms — chopped
2	tomatoes — deseeded and chopped
1 tsp	coriander — ground
1 tsp	cumin — ground
1 1/2 tsp	paprika
1/2 tsp	cinnamon — ground
1 cup	long grain rice
1/2 cup	tomato purée
2+ cup	stock — chicken
1 tsp	sugar
	salt and freshly ground black pepper — to taste

Chicken:

4	chicken breast fillets — flattened
1 cup	flour
1 tsp	salt
1 tsp	paprika
	freshly ground black pepper — to taste

Sauce:

1 cup	stock — chicken
1/2 cup	cream
1/2 cup	milk — mixed with cornflour
	salt and freshly ground black pepper — to taste

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Method:

Dirty Rice:
In a pot, fry the onion and garlic until translucent.
Add the mushrooms and tomatoes and fry for another 5 minutes.
Add the spices and stir to combine.
Stir in the rice along with the tomato puree and add the chicken stock, sugar and seasoning.
Stir to combine everything then lower the temperature and cover.
Gently simmer for 10 minutes.
Turn the heat off and allow the rice to steam for 15-20 minutes, covered.

Chicken:
Combine the flour with all the seasonings.
Dip the flattened chicken in the flour mixture and pan fry until golden and cooked.

Sauce:
Pour the chicken stock into the same pan that you fried the chicken in.
Allow to reduce for about 5-10 minutes.
Add the cream and milk mixture and allow to thicken slightly.
Season to taste and serve over the chicken.

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