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🍽️ Chicken Thighs with Saffron Rice

1121 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius with top and bottom heat.
  2. 2. Peel the garlic cloves and chop them finely.
  3. 3. Wash the chicken thighs and pat them dry with a kitchen towel.
  4. 4. Season the chicken thighs generously with salt and pepper.
  5. 5. In a small bowl, mix the chopped garlic with the lemon juice, tomato paste, olive oil, and a pinch of curry powder.
  6. 6. Coat the chicken thighs thoroughly with this marinade.
  7. 7. Place the chicken thighs in a greased baking dish.
  8. 8. Pour about 150 milliliters of water into the dish.
  9. 9. Wash the rosemary, strip the needles from the stems, and sprinkle them over the chicken.
  10. 10. Place the dish in the preheated oven and bake the chicken for about 30 minutes.
  11. 11. Remove the dish occasionally and baste the chicken with the pan juices and water.
  12. 12. Put the rice in a pot and cover it with twice its volume in water.
  13. 13. Bring the water and rice to a boil.
  14. 14. Stir in the saffron threads and season the mixture well with salt.
  15. 15. Let the rice simmer on lower heat for about 30 minutes until tender.
  16. 16. Mix the butter with the honey in a small bowl.
  17. 17. Brush the baked chicken thighs with the honey-butter mixture.
  18. 18. Switch the oven to 250 degrees Celsius with top heat only and roast the chicken for another 5 minutes until golden brown.
  19. 19. Cut the lemon into wedges.
  20. 20. Serve the rice on plates and place the chicken thighs on top.
  21. 21. Garnish the dish with fresh parsley and serve with the lemon wedges.

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