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Perde Pilavi (Turkish Chicken Pilaf)

Name: Perde Pilavi (Turkish Chicken Pilaf)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Türkiye
Ingredients: long-grain rice 400 g; boneless chicken thighs 700 g; onion, diced 200 g; butter 60 g; tomato paste 50 g; chicken stock 800 ml; smoked paprika 5 g; fine salt 14 g; black pepper 5 g

Long-grain rice cooked over braised chicken in tomato stock.

80 minutes · 6 servings · Easy

The rice is steamed over the braised chicken and hidden beneath a pastry sheet that traps the steam, which is then lifted off at the table. That lid is why the name means curtain, and it gives the grains a separate, intact texture. It is a ceremonial dish served at weddings and by pilgrims coming home.

Ingredients

long-grain rice400 g
boneless chicken thighs700 g
onion, diced200 g
butter60 g
tomato paste50 g
chicken stock800 ml
smoked paprika5 g
fine salt14 g
black pepper5 g

Directions

1
Brown the diced onion in butter 8 minutes, then add the chicken and brown 10 minutes.
2
Add tomato paste, paprika and 800ml stock; simmer 30 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.
the chicken is tender and cooked through
3
Add the washed rice, season and cook 14 minutes covered.
the rice is dry and separate

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