Chicken pilaff

Chicken pilaff
Chicken pilaff
Serves: 4
Course: Main Course
Cooking Time: 1 hr 0 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 large knob of butter
  • 3 chicken breasts cut into 2cm chunks
  • 125g smoked bacon lardons
  • 1 large leek, cut in half lengthways , washed and shredded.
  • 350g basmati rice
  • A pinch of cinnamon
  • 700ml chicken stock
  • Salt and pepper
  • 200ml tub of sour cream
  • 1 tbsp spicy mango chutney

Preheat an oven to 170 degrees, or equivalent.

1 Put your butter in a largish, oven-proof pot, over a medium heat. When it is foaming, add the chicken and brown it gently for a couple of minutes.

2 Add the leeks and bacon and cook for another minute or so.

3 Add the rice and cinnamon and mix well, then add the stock and salt and pepper.

4 Bring to a simmer, place a lid on top and cook for 25 minutes in the oven.

5 When the time is up, fluff the rice up gently with a fork and place a clean tea towel over the top of the pot, without the lid, and leave for a few minutes. This will remove any excess moisture.

6 For the sauce, mix the sour cream and mango chutney together and serve with the pilaff.

Paul Flynn

Paul Flynn

Paul Flynn is a chef, restaurateur and contributor to The Irish Times. He and his wife, Máire, run the Tannery restaurant and cookery school in Dungarvan, Co Waterford