Chicken with herbs and rice recipe
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Preparation time: 20 minutes.
Cooking time: 1 1/4 hours.
Calories: 395 per portion
ingredients
2 tablespoons oil
1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, chopped
4 chicken portions
100 g (4 oz) mushrooms, sliced
150 ml (1/4 pint) chicken stock
150 ml (1/4 pint) dry cider
2 teaspoons chopped fresh mixed herbs
salt and pepper
100 g (4 oz) long-grain rice
pinch of powdered saffron
1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, chopped
4 chicken portions
100 g (4 oz) mushrooms, sliced
150 ml (1/4 pint) chicken stock
150 ml (1/4 pint) dry cider
2 teaspoons chopped fresh mixed herbs
salt and pepper
100 g (4 oz) long-grain rice
pinch of powdered saffron
method
1. Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan. Fry the onion and garlic with the chicken portions until golden.
2. Add the mushrooms, stock, cider, herbs and salt and pepper. Cover and simmer gently for 1 hour.
3. Meanwhile cook the rice (see Cook's Tip). Stir the saffron into the cooked rice.
4. To serve, arrange the rice on a warmed serving dish, put the chicken pieces and vegetables on top.
To cook the rice, put it in a saucepan with 300 ml (1/2 pint) cold water. Bring to the boil, then cover and simmer for 15 - 20 minutes, until the water has been absorbed and the rice is tender. Do not lift the lid while the rice is cooking.
2. Add the mushrooms, stock, cider, herbs and salt and pepper. Cover and simmer gently for 1 hour.
3. Meanwhile cook the rice (see Cook's Tip). Stir the saffron into the cooked rice.
4. To serve, arrange the rice on a warmed serving dish, put the chicken pieces and vegetables on top.
To cook the rice, put it in a saucepan with 300 ml (1/2 pint) cold water. Bring to the boil, then cover and simmer for 15 - 20 minutes, until the water has been absorbed and the rice is tender. Do not lift the lid while the rice is cooking.
serving amount
serves 4
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