Jollof Rice And Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 lbs broiler-fryer chickens, cut up
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 (16 ounce) can canned tomatoes, cut up
• 1 1/4 cups chicken broth
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1 cup long grain rice
• 1 tablespoon parsley, snipped

Recipe

• 1 in large skillet brown chicken pieces on both sides in hot oil about 15 minutes; remove from skillet. set chicken aside, reserving drippings.
• 2 add onion to drippings, cook till tender, not brown. drain off fat.
• 3 return chicken to skillet.
• 4 combine undrained tomatoes; chicken broth; bay leaf; ginger; cinnamon; thyme; salt and ground red pepper.
• 5 pour over chicken, do not stir. bring to boiling; reduce heat. cover; simmer for 30 minutes. skim off fat.
• 6 add rice, making sure all the rice is covered by the liquid. cover; simmer for 30 minutes more or till rice is tender.
• 7 remove bay leaf. sprinkle with snipped parsley.