The_Australian_Women_Weekly_Food_Issue_24_2017

Alfresco Mains

SPICED CHICKENS

WITH GREEN RICE

PREP + COOK TIME 45 MINUTES

(+ REFRIGERATION & STANDING) SERVES 4

2 x 500g fresh whole chickens

2 tablespoons ras el hanout

1 teaspoon dried chilli flakes

1 teaspoon dried mint flakes

3 cloves garlic, crushed

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

40g butter

8 green onions, chopped

3 cloves garlic, extra, crushed

450g packet microwave long−grain

white rice

¼ cup fresh coriander leaves

300g pomegranate seeds

(see cook’s note)

lemon wedges, to serve

YOGHURT SAUCE

1 cup (280g) greek−style natural

yoghurt

1 teaspoon ground sumac

2 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 Placechickens, breast−sides−down,

on a board. Using kitchen scissors,

cut along either side of backbone.

Discard backbones. Turn breast−side

up; cut along breast bone to cut in

half. Place chickens in a large dish.

2 Combine ras el hanout, chilli,

mint, garlic and oil in a small bowl;

rub over chicken. Cover; refrigerate

for 2 hours.

3 Cook chickens, skin−sides

down, on a heated, oiled grill plate

(or grill or barbecue) over medium

heat, covered loosely with foil, for

8 minutes or until well browned.

Turn; cook, covered loosely with foil,

for 12 minutes or until cooked through

(reduce heat to low if browning too

quickly). Transfer chickens to a tray;

season to taste. Stand, covered loosely

with foil, for 10 minutes.

4 Meanwhile, make yoghurt sauce.

5 Melt butter in a large frying pan

over medium−high heat; cook green

onion, extra garlic and rice, stirring,

for 3 minutes or until heated through.

Season to taste. Stir in coriander.

6 Spoon rice mixture onto serving

plates; top with chicken and yoghurt

sauce. Sprinkle with pomegranate

seeds. Serve with lemon wedges.

YOGHURT SAUCE

Combine ingredients

ina small bowl; season

to taste.

COOK’S

NOTES

SPICED CHICKENS

WITH GREEN RICE

When pomegranates aren’t

in season, you can buy

pomegranate seeds in tubs

at some greengrocers and

major supermarkets in the

specialty delicatessen section.

SPICED CHICKENS

WITH GREEN RICE

AWW FOOD • ISSUE TWENTY FOUR 39