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Kottopoula Me Pilafi (Chicken W/Pilaf)

Make Kottopoula Me Pilafi (Chicken W/Pilaf) at home with Chicken Parts, Butter Or Other Shortening, Tomatoes Peeled Strained, Tomato Paste C Water, and Raw Rice. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Ingredients

• 3 lb
• 1/2 cup
• 1 1/2 lb
• 1 tbsp
• 3 cup
• 2 1/3 cup

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Wash & wipe chicken. Brown butter in lge. pot; add chicken. Brown on all sides.

2. 2

   Add onion and let it brown.

3. 3

   Add tomatoes (or diluted paste) and the 1 cup of water.

4. 4

   Cook abt.

5. 5

   20 min. Add 2 1/3 c. water for each cup of rice you will use and continue to cook until chicken is tender (abt.

6. 6

   Remove the chicken parts with a slotted spoon and keep them hot.

7. 7

   Add rice to the sauce in the pot, stirring in the beginning to keep it from sticking.

8. 8

   Simmer, covered, until rice is tender and has absorbed most of the sauce (abt.

9. 9

   Remove from the heat.

10. 10

    Place chicken on rice, cover the pot with a clean towel, put the lid back over the towel.

11. 11

    Let stand for 10 min., then serve.