Brazilian Chicken and Rice Recipe (Galinhada)
Galinhada or Brazilian Chicken and Rice is a delicious recipe. It is my first time trying this recipe and it is indeed yummy.
Servings: 4 people
Cost: $5
Equipment
- Cooking Pot
Ingredients
- 500 grams Chicken Sliced into pieces
- 1 pc Onions Choped and diced
- 4 cloves Garlic Minced
- 1 cup Uncooked rice
- 1/2 cup Green Peas
- 1/2 cup Corn kernel optional
- 2 cups Chicken Broth
- pinch Salt
- pinch Pepper
- pinch Turmeric
- 1/2 slice Lime 2 lemons can be a substitute
- 2 pcs Scallions sliced
- 1/2 cup Parsley sliced
- 2 Cups Chicken Broth you may use water if chicken broth is unavailable
- 3 tbsp Cooking oil
Instructions
- Cut up the chicken into bite size pieces. Season it with salt, pepper, and lime juice. Let it marinade overnight or for a few hours.
- In a large pot, add oil and cook the chicken for a while...until it gets brown! Set aside the chicken.
- In the same pan, saute the garlic, onions and bell peppers. Drizzle the turmeric for added nutrition and color.
- Then add the rice and fry it for a few minutes. Then add the chicken broth, bay leaves, salt and pepper including the green peas and corn.
- Leave it to cook until the water is evaporated and the rice is cooked.
Then serve it with parsley and green onions!!