Egyptian Yellow Chicken With Almonds Recipes

MOROCCAN CHICKEN WITH EGGPLANT, TOMATOES, AND ALMONDS

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in heavy large wide pot over medium heat.
• Add onions and garlic. Cover and cook until onions are soft, about 10 minutes. Add paprika, salt, turmeric, coriander, fennel, pepper, cumin, and ginger; stir 1 minute. Add tomatoes, 1 cup water, and 3 tablespoons lemon juice; bring to boil. Arrange all chicken in single layer in pot; spoon some sauce over. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer 15 minutes. Turn chicken over, cover, and simmer until chicken is tender, about 20 minutes longer.
• Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400°F. Brush large rimmed baking sheet with olive oil. Place eggplant and remaining 4 tablespoons olive oil in large bowl; toss to coat. Spread eggplant out on prepared baking sheet and bake until soft and brown, stirring occasionally, about 25 minutes. (Chicken and eggplant can be made 1 day ahead. Cool slightly. Refrigerate separately until cold, then cover and keep refrigerated.)
• Stir eggplant and marjoram into chicken. Simmer uncovered 10 minutes to heat through and blend flavors. Season stew to taste with more lemon juice, if desired, and salt and pepper. Transfer chicken to large shallow bowl. Sprinkle with almonds and cilantro.

EGYPTIAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut chicken into small pieces.
• Put olive oil, into large heavy pot over low heat.
• Add chicken, chopped onion and the allspice, paprika, coriander, cumin and pepper.
• Stir, cover and cook until the chicken and onion has softened.
• Add rice, stock cubes, 41/2 cups of hot water and salt to taste.
• Cover and simmer until the rice is almost cooked.
• Saute vermicelli in the 2 tbs of butter until it separates and is golden brown.
• Tip vermicelli into rice and add currants and chopped almonds.
• Turn off hotplate, put a teatowel over the pot, cover with lid and allow to steam for 10 minutes.
• Fluff rice with fork and serve.
• NOTE: This recipe can be easily made vegetarian if you substitute vegetable stock cubes instead of chicken and omit the chicken breast entirely.

EGYPTIAN YELLOW CHICKEN WITH ALMONDS

Steps:

• Rinse chicken and pat dry. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Heat 3/4 of the oil in a pan and lightly saute the garlic and almonds. Add saffron, stir into the hot oil and garlic.
• Add chicken and brown on both sides. Sprinkle in the parsley and pour in the water or stock.
• Cover the pan tightly and simmer for 1 hour until the chicken is tender.
• Turn the chicken 2 or 3 times during cooking, season to taste and add more water or stock if the dish dries.
• Serve covered with eggs and almonds.

SPICY ALMOND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken and saute for about 10 minutes, or until lightly browned on all sides. Remove chicken from skillet and place in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• To skillet add jelly, mustard, almonds, sugar, juice and cinnamon. Stir together and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until jelly dissolves. Pour mixture over chicken.
• Cover dish and bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove cover and bake an additional 10 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through (no longer pink inside).

CHICKEN IN ALMOND SAUCE

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375°F.
• Spread 1/4 cup almonds on a baking sheet and toast in oven until golden, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, finely grind remaining 1/2 cup almonds in a food processor about 1 minute (don't grind to a paste).
• Pat chicken dry and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• Heat a dry 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, then toast ground almonds, cinnamon stick, oregano, and bay leaves, stirring constantly, until almonds are pale golden, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and wipe skillet clean.
• Heat oil in skillet over high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté chicken, turning over once, until golden, about 5 minutes total. Transfer chicken to a plate.
• Add bacon to skillet and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until bacon begins to render fat and turn golden, about 1 minute. Add onion and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 3 minutes. Stir in ground- almond mixture and chicken broth and boil, scraping up brown bits, 1 minute. Stir in pepper and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt. Add chicken, turning to coat, then reduce heat to moderate and simmer, covered, until chicken is just cooked through, about 5 minutes. Stir in parsley and sliced almonds. Discard cinnamon stick and bay leaves. Serve chicken with sauce spooned on top.

CHICKEN WITH ALMONDS AND EGGS, PENAFLOR STYLE

Steps:

• Cut chicken into following: 2 thighs, 2 main wing joints, 2 second wing joints and breast into 4 pieces. (Save rest of chicken for other uses.) Sprinkle with salt and pepper and dredge in flour. Shake off excess.
• Heat oil in large skillet almost to smoking point and add garlic. Cook, stirring, until garlic is golden brown. Remove and reserve garlic. Reduce heat.
• Add chicken pieces and cook, turning so that pieces brown evenly, about 8 minutes. As pieces brown transfer to heatproof casserole. Add parsley sprigs to skillet and cook briefly. Remove and reserve parsley sprigs.
• Line bowl with fine sieve and pour hot fat into it. Save any crisp bits and add to chicken. Add 1 tablespoon of oil to chicken. Bring broth to boil and pour over chicken. Bring to boil and let simmer gently 15 minutes.
• Crush garlic, parsley sprigs and hard-cooked egg yolk to a paste. This should be done with mortar and pestle but can be done in electric blender. Scoop 2 tablespoons of broth from around simmering chicken. If blender is used, add while blending garlic mixture. If mortar and pestle are used, add to paste and blend well.
• Put raw egg yolks in small bowl and start beating. Add 2 tablespoons of hot broth from simmering chicken. Blend well.
• Pour garlic mixture into sauce around chicken. Pour in raw egg yolk mixture and cook over very low heat, shaking casserole and stirring. Take special care not to let sauce boil or it will curdle. Let simmer only until yolks thicken sauce.
• Put almonds into food processor or blender and blend to coarse meal. Take care not to overblend. Sprinkle almonds and chopped parsley over chicken and serve.