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One pot chicken and saffron rice

Here's how you make One pot chicken and saffron rice
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 45m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • Pinch of saffron
  • 3 tablespoons warm water
  • 1 cup basmati rice
  • 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon olive oil divided
  • 4 chicken thighs, bone in, skin on
  • 2 tablespoons of butter
  • 1 yellow onion, peeled and diced
  • 4 cloves garlic,minced
  • 1 tablespoon fig jam
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • 2 cups water or vegetable stock
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Lemon zest, garnish
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Saffron and rice

  • Step 1: Crush the saffron into a small bowl. Pour the 3 tablespoons of water over and set aside

  • Step 2: Rinse rice and set aside

  • Fry the chicken

  • Step 3: Heat one tablespoon oil in large pot over medium high heat

  • Step 4: Fry skin side down for 5-6 minutes

  • Step 5: Flip and cook 5 minutes more

  • Step 6: Put on a plate, set aside

  • The Rice

  • Step 7: Turn heat down to medium, add butter to the chicken fat. Add onions and cook 6 minutes until softened

  • Step 8: Cook garlic for 1 minute, add fig jam and crushed peppers

  • Step 9: Add rice to the pot and toss to coat. cook until it starts to toast

  • Step 10: Season

  • Cook chicken and rice

  • Step 11: Pour in water and bring to a boil.Stir and reduce heat to low. Pour the saffron water in and lay chicken on top. Cover and simmer 30 minutes until rice is done and chicken is cooked ;et stand 10 minutes.

  • Step 12: Scatter zest of one lemon over top and serve

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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