serves
4
prep
20 minutes
cook
1:30 hour
difficulty
Easy
serves
4
people
preparation
20
minutes
cooking
1:30
hour
difficulty
Easy
level
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Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken (about 1.4 kg – 1.6 kg), rinsed
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 pieces cassia bark or 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 tsp seven-spice mix
- 1 lemon, halved
- 2 tsp salt flakes
- 200 g (1 cup) basmati rice, rinsed
- 2 carrots, finely diced
- 1 brown onion, finely chopped
- 2 celery stalks, finely diced
- 2 corn cobs, kernels cut off
- 1 small handful flat leaf parsley leaves, roughly chopped
- Extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling
Instructions
- Place the whole chicken in a large saucepan with the bay leaves, cassia or cinnamon stick, seven spice mix, lemon and 1 tsp salt flakes. Cover completely with water and bring to a simmer over high heat. Reduce the heat to low and simmer gently for 40 minutes or until cooked through.
- Meanwhile, rinse the rice well, then soak in a bowl of warm water for 30 minutes. Drain.
- Remove the chicken from the stock. Strain the stock into a clean saucepan and discard the cinnamon, lemon and bay leaves. Add the carrot, onion, celery and corn to the stock and simmer over low heat for about 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, shred the chicken into small pieces, discarding the skin and bones.
- Add the shredded chicken and drained rice to the stock along with the remaining 1 tsp salt. Bring to the simmer over medium heat, then simmer for 15 - 20 minutes or until the rice is tender. Stir in the parsley, then ladle into bowls and serve with a drizzle of olive oil.
Photography by Kitti Gould.
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Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
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