Chicken Pilaf Atzem

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 1/2 lbs frying chickens
• 4 tablespoons butter or 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 large onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1 cinnamon stick (optional)
• 1/2 cup tomato, diced
• 1 1/2 cups raw long-grain rice

Recipe

• 1 wash dry and cut the chicken into serving pieces.
• 2 in an attractive cooking-serving casserole heat the butter and saute the chicken and the onion turning the chicken pieces constantly.
• 3 sprinkle with salt and pepper then add cinnamon, add tomato and enough water to almost cover the meat.
• 4 cover and simmer on top of the stove or bake in a moderate oven (350 f) for 40 minutes.
• 5 pour out the liquid measure and if necessary add enough water to make 3 cups.
• 6 pour back into the casserole add the rice and shake the pan a few times to mix the rice in.
• 7 continue cooking uncovered for 20 minutes longer or until all the liquid has been absorbed by the rice.
• 8 remove from the heat and drape with a dry towel for 5 minutes.
• 9 serve hot.