Name: Baked Chicken Rice
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 74 min
Cuisine: Albanian
Ingredients: 10 chicken drumsticks; 1.5 tsp salt; 1 tsp peppercorn; 8 cups water; 4 cups white rice (1 cup rice is about 225 grams); 1 onion (medium size); 5 garlic cloves (add more if you like garlic taste); 5 tbsps butter (unsalted); 1 tbsp oregano, dry; 1 tbsp paprika; 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley (for garnish); 1 lemon (optional)

Albanian

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Make sure chicken is thawed before you start cooking.

Add chicken drumsticks to a medium size pot, add water, salt and peppercorn. Set to boil, then lower heat to medium. Cover the pot. Once water boils, let cook for 15-20 minutes. Turn heat off.

Add 4 tbsps of butter in a skillet. Chop onion very fine and mince garlic. Add onions and garlic to skillet and saute until onion becomes translucent. Stirr often so onion cooks evenly and doesn&#039;t stick to the skillet.

Add rice to skillet and continue mixing occasionally. You want all rice to get coated and become shiny without browning. Pour this mix into the baking tray and spread evenly.

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. (about 180 degrees Celsius)

Remove chicken drumsticks from pot. Season the drumsticks well with paprika, oregano and a little more salt. You can fry them in butter for a minute just to give the skin that crispy look (the frying part is optional). Place them in the baking dish over the rice.

Use a ladle to take the chicken stock from the pot and fill a measuring cup. Add exactly 8 cups to the baking dish. If there&#039;s not enough chicken stock then add the remaining cups just water. Keep the ratio 1 cup rice, 2 cups water (or stock).

Make sure salt content is ok at this point as it is hard to add once the dish has cooked.

Add remaining butter over chicken drumsticks, just coat them a little bit.

Place baking dish in the oven carefully. Let bake until all stock/water has evaporated (it can take 30-40 minutes depending on oven). Once there&#039;s no more water in the dish, change oven setting to broil for few minutes, then turn it off and let the dish cool. Fluff the rice with a fork before serving.

Garnish with freshly chopped parsley! Serve with a side salad of choice. Enjoy:)

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