One-pot hen thighs and rice recipe | EUROtoday

The feta and chilli yoghurt dip right here could be served on the aspect or drizzled excessive, and the entire dish provided, maybe, with some lemon wedges.

Timings

Prep time: half-hour, plus elective marinating time

Cook time: 1 hour

Serves

4

Ingredients

• 6 massive hen thighs, skin-on and bone-in
• 2 lemons, plus further to serve (elective)
• 4 tbsp olive oil, plus a little bit further for frying
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• 2 tsp dried oregano
• 20g unsalted butter
• 75g vermicelli (or fantastic rice noodles)
• 250g long-grain rice
• 750ml hen inventory
• 2 crimson chillies
• 1 garlic clove
• 200g feta
• 150g Greek yoghurt
• 100g mayonnaise
• 40g kefalotyri or pecorino
• finely chopped parsley, to serve (elective)

Method

1. Place the hen thighs in a big mixing bowl. Finely grate within the zest from 1 lemon. Squeeze within the juice of the lemon, then add 2 tbsp of the olive oil, the garlic powder and dried oregano, 2 tsp sea salt and 1 tsp freshly floor black pepper.
2. Toss collectively effectively, actually massaging the flavours into the hen pores and skin. (If you’ll be able to, marinate the hen prematurely, and retailer it lined within the fridge for a few hours.) When you might be able to prepare dinner, preheat your oven to 210C/190C fan/fuel mark 6½.
3. Take an ovenproof frying pan or flameproof casserole that may comfortably match the hen and drizzle in 2 tbsp olive oil. Add the hen thighs, skin-side down, and place on a medium warmth. You wish to begin in a chilly pan, so the fats renders and the pores and skin begins to show golden. You’re not cooking the thighs via at this stage. When the pores and skin is bronzing and beginning to crisp, take away the hen and depart, skin-side up, on a plate.
4. Add the butter to the pan, crush within the vermicelli and fry for 3-4 minutes, till deep golden-brown. Add the rice and stir totally for a few minutes, so it will get coated within the butter, then pour within the hen inventory. Season generously and convey to the boil for a couple of minutes, then nestle within the hen, so the meat is submerged within the inventory however the pores and skin is above the floor, in order that it will probably crisp up.
5. Place the pan within the oven and prepare dinner for 35-40 minutes, till the rice is tender and the hen is browned, crisp-skinned and cooked via. (Check it after about 15-20 minutes, and high up with 200ml water if it seems prefer it’s drying out.) Meanwhile, make the dip. Halve, deseed and finely slice the chillies. Peel and finely slice the garlic.
6. Place a small pan on a medium warmth, add sufficient oil to only cowl the bottom, and fry the chillies and garlic for a minute or so, simply till frivolously golden, then take away from the warmth.
7. Break the feta up in a bowl and mash within the Greek yoghurt. Using a fork shall be best; it’ll be a little bit grainy however hold going. Stir within the mayonnaise after which finely grate within the kefalotyri. Finely grate within the zest of the remaining lemon.
8. Stir the fried chilli and garlic into the feta dip and squeeze within the juice of half of the lemon. Mix all the things effectively. Taste and regulate the seasoning, including extra lemon, and salt and pepper as wanted. Serve the hen and rice, sprinkled with a little bit parsley if you happen to like, with the dip. the dip.

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