Ouzi Rice with Special Marinated Chicken

Ingredients

Ouzi

• 1 whole chicken, cleaned
• 2 cups Abu Bint rice, soaked
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• Salt
• Black pepper
• 2 onions
• 2 garlic cloves
• Whole five-spice (nutmeg, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, bay leaf)
• Frozen peas and carrots
• 250 g minced meat
• 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
• 3 cups boiling chicken stock
• 1 chicken stock cube
• Fried almonds, for garnish

Chicken marinade (after boiling)

• 5 tbsp yogurt
• 1 tbsp ketchup
• 1 tbsp mayonnaise
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• A squeeze of lemon

Method

1. Boil the chicken; when the water boils, skim the foam. Add a quartered onion, the garlic and the whole spices and simmer for half an hour until cooked.
2. Once cooked, mix the marinade ingredients and coat the chicken. Leave as long as possible, then roast in the oven and serve alongside the rice.
3. Wash the rice well, add the chicken stock, stock cube, salt and 2 tbsp oil. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat until cooked.
4. Fry the minced meat with the second onion in vegetable oil and add the salt, black pepper and cinnamon.
5. Boil the carrots and peas until tender and add them to the meat.
6. To serve, spread the rice, top with the meat, carrots and peas, and garnish with fried almonds.