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LEBANESE CHICKEN WITH RICE 2 pkg. chicken (breasts and legs) 1 lb. ground beef 4 c. Uncle Ben's rice 4 Tbsp. margarine 1 stick unsalted butter 9 c. chicken broth 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 1 tsp. black pepper 1/2 c. almonds, sliced 1/2 c. pine seeds 1 cinnamon stick 5 whole peppercorns salt to taste 1 onion Place chicken in large pot and cover with water. Add 1 stick of cinnamon, 1 onion, salt and 5 whole peppercorns. Boil slowly until tender (1 to 1 1/2 hours). Cool, then bone and skin the chicken. Reserve broth for rice. Rice: In large pan, brown ground beef; add rice and cinnamon, pepper and chicken broth; salt as desired. Cover and reduce heat. Simmer for 20 minutes or until rice is tender and nearly all liquid is absorbed. Meanwhile, fry almonds and pine seeds in 1 stick of unsalted butter until nicely browned. Arrange rice on platter. Place chicken on top and sprinkle top of chicken with almonds and pine seeds. Serves 10. This is a recipe from our database at Cookbooks On/Line! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: http://www.cookbooks.com Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |