Turkish pilaf with chicken, onion and almonds

4 servings Prep: 15 mins, Cooking: 30 mins
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A mouth watering blend of herbs and spices which will leave you wanting more.

By Food24 June 01 2010
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Ingredients (13)

60 g butter
500 g chicken thighs — deboned, sliced
1 onion — thinly sliced
4 cloves garlic — cloves, crushed
1/3 cup almonds — slivered
1 tsp allspice — ground
1/2 tsp cinnamon — ground
3 anchovy fillets — chopped
2 Tbs currants — dried
1 1/2 cup rice — basmati
2 cup stock — chicken
1 cup water
1 red pepper — strips
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Method:

Melt 1/3 of the butter in a large sauce pan; cook the chicken in batches until just cooked through.

Melt remaining butter in the same pan; cook onion, garlic and nuts, stirring, until onion softens.

Add spices, anchovies, pepper and currants; cook stirring, 2 minutes.

Add rice; cook, stirring, 2 minutes.

Add stock and water; bring to a boil.

Reduce heat; simmer, covered tightly, 20 minutes or until rice is just tender.

Stir chicken into pilaf mixture; cook, covered, until heated through.



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