Galinhada — chicken and saffron rice
Lemon-marinated chicken cooks with rice, tomatoes, green pepper and peas.
Active time30 min
Cooking30 min
Total3 hResting : 2 h
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Ingredients
- 1 lemon
- 1 tbsp fresh coriander
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 spring onions
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley
- 1 green pepper
- 2 tomatoes
- 6 raw chicken breasts
- 2 chicken stock cubes
- 100 ml water
- 3 cups of water for the rice
- 5 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 pinch of ground black pepper — optional
- 2 cups of uncooked white rice
- 1 pinch of saffron threads
- 1 pinch of salt — optional
- 4 tbsp frozen peas
Preparation
Cut the chicken into pieces. Dissolve the cubes in the water labelled for stock. Squeeze the lemon and wash and chop the parsley and coriander. Combine the chicken, stock, juice and herbs. Cover and refrigerate for 120 min.
1 lemon1 tbsp fresh coriander1 tbsp fresh parsley6 raw chicken breasts2 chicken stock cubes100 ml water- knife
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Peel and chop the garlic. Wash and slice the spring onions. Peel and dice the tomatoes. Wash, deseed and dice the pepper. Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Cook the chicken with its marinade over high heat for 3 min, stirring. Add the spring onions and garlic and cook for 5 min.
2 garlic cloves2 spring onions1 green pepper2 tomatoes5 tbsp vegetable oil- knife
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Rinse and drain the rice. Add with the saffron, tomatoes, pepper and peas. Pour in the boiling water labelled for rice. Add salt and pepper if using. Cover and cook gently for about 15 min, stirring carefully occasionally. The rice must be tender and the chicken cooked through, at least 75 °C in the centre of the pieces.
3 cups of water for the rice1 pinch of ground black pepper — optional2 cups of uncooked white rice1 pinch of saffron threads1 pinch of salt — optional4 tbsp frozen peas- saucepan with lid
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Allergens
- Celery
Sources and credits
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