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Potato boats and chicken freekeh
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Directions
1
Wash and peel the potatoes.
2
Cut the potatoes in half lengthwise.
3
Scoop out the flesh from each potato half to create a boat shape.
4
Deep fry the potato boats until golden brown.
5
Drain the excess oil from the fried potato boats and arrange them on a tray.
6
Dice the chicken breast into small cubes.
7
Cook the chicken breast in a pan with butter.
8
Add chicken seasoning, curry powder, and paprika to the chicken.
9
Cook until the chicken is well coated with spices and browned.
10
Add sliced mushrooms to the pan and cook until softened.
11
Stir in diced tomatoes and corn.
12
Add cream cheese and mix until well combined.
13
Fill each potato boat with the chicken and mushroom mixture.
14
Top each filled potato boat with shredded mozzarella cheese.
15
Pour tomato sauce over the cheese on each potato boat.
16
Wash the whole chickens.
17
Place the chickens in a large cooking pot and fill with water.
18
Add cinnamon sticks, bay leaves, dried lime, nutmeg, cardamom pods, rose petals, and star anise to the pot for boiling.
19
Soak the freekeh in water for washing.
20
Drain the freekeh.
21
Dice the onions.
22
Sauté the diced onions in a large pot.
23
Add the drained freekeh to the sautéed onions.
24
Pour chicken broth into the freekeh and onion mixture.
25
Add red sauce to the freekeh and broth, then simmer until cooked.
26
Place the boiled chickens on a baking sheet and brush them with a red sauce.
27
Bake the chickens until golden brown.
28
Combine diced carrots, tomatoes, peppers, onions, radishes, and chopped parsley in a large mixing bowl.
29
Pour olive oil and pomegranate molasses over the vegetable mix.
30
Season the salad with sumac, salt, and dried mint.
31
Deep fry the small potatoes until crispy.
32
Season the fried potatoes with chilli powder.
33
Arrange the cooked freekeh on a large serving platter.
34
Place the baked chickens on top of the freekeh.
35
Garnish with toasted blanched almonds.
36
Serve the potato boats, chicken freekeh, salad, and fried potatoes for a meal.
Ingredients
12 whole potatoes
g chicken breast
g butter
tbsp chicken seasoning
tbsp curry powder
tbsp paprika
sliced mushrooms
cup diced tomatoes
cup corn
scoops cream cheese
g shredded mozzarella cheese
cup tomato sauce
3 whole whole chicken
units cinnamon sticks
units bay leaves
units dried lime
units nutmeg
units cardamom pods
units rose petals
units star anise
cups freekeh
2 medium onions
cups chicken broth
cups red sauce
diced carrots
diced tomatoes
diced peppers
diced onions
diced radishes
chopped parsley
cups olive oil
cups pomegranate molasses
tbsp sumac
tsp salt
tbsp dried mint
whole small potatoes
tsp chilli powder
cups blanched almonds
Equipment
large plastic container
kitchen knife
cutting board
small spoon/melon baller
frying pan
serving platter
large pan
strainer
large cooking pot
baking sheet
basting brush
large mixing bowl
deep fryer
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