Chicken with rice and leeks

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 4 people, you will need:

• 1 250 g leek
• 2 250 g chicken
• 3 1 shallot
• 4 1 onion
• 5 20 g goose fat
• 6 300 ml rice
• 7 450 ml poultry cooking juices
• 8 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 9 salt
• 10 pepper
• Total weight: 1,475 grams

Times:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
45 min.	15 min.	60 min.

Step by step recipe

1	Prepare 250 g leek and chop finely. Set aside.
2	Dice 250 g chicken. Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).
3	Prepare 1 shallot and 1 onion. Chop both, but the shallot very finely.
4	Use a large pan that can go both on the hob and in the oven. Melt 20 g goose fat on medium heat. When good and hot, add the chopped onion. Salt and pepper, then cook without colouring while stirring for 1 or 2 minutes.
5	Tip in 300 ml rice all at once and cook while stirring for about 1 minute.
6	The rice should "pearl" (become translucent).
7	Pour in 450 ml poultry cooking juices and mix briefly.
8	Cover with aluminium foil (or an oven-proof lid) and cook in the oven for 20 minutes.
9	While the rice is cooking, pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a large frying pan on medium heat. When hot, add the chopped shallot, salt and pepper, then cook for 1 minute without colouring.
10	Add the chopped leeks, mix well and cook until the leeks are just tender but still nice and green (about 4 or 5 minutes).
11	Add the diced chicken, mix well, salt and pepper again, then check the seasoning. Leave to heat through for 1 or 2 minutes, then turn off the heat.
12	When the rice is cooked, take it out of the oven and add the chicken and leek mixture. Mix well.
13	Serve piping hot.

Remarks

You will probably have understood already that this is an ideal way to use up bits of leftover chicken, especially in the days after cooking five hours poultry. Of course, if you don't have your own cooking juices, you can use a simple chicken stock, but it will less rich and flavoursome.

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