Kitchen appliances and utensils: stove, oven, cutting board, sharp knife, pot.
Ingredients
Product | amount |
Hen | 1 carcass |
Carrot | 2 pcs. |
Onion | 2 pcs. |
Seasoning for pilaf | 1 tbsp. l |
Garlic | 2 heads |
Parsley | beam |
Salt | taste |
Zira | 1 tbsp. l |
Vegetable oil | 50 ml |
Step cooking
- Cut the chicken carcass into separate parts. Separate the wings and legs over the joints.
- Separate the chicken breast from the back and frame - it will not be needed in the preparation of the dish, you can safely use this part of the chicken to prepare the broth in other recipes.
- Separate the chicken breast from the back. Cut each breast into several pieces.
- The weight of a set of meat, which includes wings, legs and two briskets, should be approximately 1 kg.
- Pour 50 ml of vegetable oil into the pot, set to heat over medium heat.
- Next, put the chicken set on the bottom of the boiler and fry until golden brown.
- Peel the two onions. Cut into half rings and fluff into small pieces.
- Peel the carrots and cut into large cubes.
- First send onions to the fried meat, then carrots. Stir the mixture thoroughly, fry for 4 minutes.
- Rinse a glass of rice under running water. Send to the boiler. Spread the rice over the entire surface of the meat-vegetable mixture. Do not mix.
- Gently add boiled water in an amount along the edge of the rice so that the mixture is covered with a 2 cm liquid.
- Add 1 tbsp. l zira, 1 tbsp. l seasonings for pilaf, salt to taste. Instead of seasoning for pilaf, you can use turmeric and coriander spices, or your favorite seasoning.
- Dip the whole heads of garlic in rice 2, after peeling them from the husk.
- Put the resulting mixture of meat, vegetables and rice into the oven for 50 minutes at a temperature of 170 °. It is not necessary to transfer the mixture to another dish, bake in a pot.
- Grind a bunch of parsley, sprinkle already cooked pilaf before serving.
Ways of serving and decoration options for dishes
Pilaf is a very independent dish, so you don’t have to think about additional side dishes. Since rice with meat is a rather satisfying combination, serve a light salad of fresh vegetables and herbs with pilaf.
A creamy sauce with garlic, herbs and spicy spices will be a great addition. You can decorate the dish with your favorite finely chopped greens, which will give a hint of freshness. The main condition for serving is to serve the dish hot and eat in large portions!
Video recipe
Use the video watching as a hint in mastering the intricacies of cooking and the process of cutting chicken.
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