This easy Middle-Eastern dish of chicken and black barley is a simple one pot meal full of flavour. It can be broken down into three easy steps, chopping up all the ingredients, frying the chicken and vegetables and then cooking it all together, allowing the barley to absorb all the lovely flavours.
Black Barley and Chicken Pilaf
Cooking Time: 1hour
Number of Serves: 6
Instructions:
Ingredients:
750 grams of boneless chicken thighs, with or without skin
4 tablespoons of olive oil (OLIOE)
½ teaspoon turmeric (TUMGR)
½ teaspoon ground cumin (CUMGPP)
1 teaspoon of ground coriander (CORIGP)
¼ teaspoon of ground cinnamon (CINNQP)
1 pinch of chilli flakes (CHIFLP)
2 onions, finely diced
1 carrot, finely diced
1 red capsicum, finely diced
4 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
2 cups of black barley (BARBLA)
3 cups of chicken stock (CHICKB2.5)
4 bay leaves (BAYLP)
½ cup toasted pine nuts, plus extra for serving (PINEB1)
½ cup of sliced almonds (ALMONDRS1)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper (SALTI1 PEPBW)
2 tablespoons fresh coriander, chopped
Step by Step:
Mix all of the spices together, and coat chicken with them. Bring a cast iron pot to a medium heat and add two tablespoon of olive oil. Brown the chicken for two minutes on each side until golden brown. This is best done in two batches, so the chicken cooks and browns evenly. Place chicken to the side.
Add the rest of the olive oil, chopped onions, carrot, capsicum and garlic to the pot and cook for 10 minutes until all are soft.
Return chicken to the pot and add barley, chicken stock and bay leaves. Cover pot and bring to the boil; reduce to a simmer and cook for 30 minutes, or until barley is tender and all of the chicken stock has been absorbed.
Garnish with sliced almonds and chopped coriander and serve immediately.
Ingredients you can buy here:
| Product Code | Title | Price | Add to Lists | Add to Order | In Stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLIOE | Olive oil extra virgin italian eva brand | $0.00 | |||
| TUMGR | Turmeric ground powder | $0.00 | |||
| CUMGPP | Cumin seeds ground essente stand up pouch | $0.00 | |||
| CORIGP | Coriander ground essente pouch pack | $0.00 | |||
| CINNQP | Ceylon cinnamon quillings powder sri lankan | $0.00 | |||
| CHIFLP | Chilli crushed flakes medium heat | $0.00 | |||
| BARBLA | RESTRICTED PRODUCT | $0.00 | |||
| CHICKB2.5 | Chicken style flavour stock blend classic massel | $0.00 | |||
| BAYLP | Bay leaves (laurel) semi select essente | $0.00 | |||
| PINEB1 | Pinenuts grade b | $0.00 | |||
| ALMONDRS1 | Almonds raw sliced | $0.00 | |||
| SALTI1 | Salt fine | $0.00 | |||
| PEPBW | RESTRICTED PRODUCT | $0.00 |
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