Middle Eastern Chicken With Rice Recipe

• 1 x 4 lb chicken, only legs, thighs, breast and wings, cut in 12
• 3 lrg Tomatoes, peeled,seeded and minced
• 2 x Onions, finely minced
• 2 x Garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 Tbsp. Coriander seed, grnd
• 1/2 tsp Saffron
• 4 Tbsp. Extra virgin olive oil
• 1 x Bay leaf, crushed
• 2 x Bell peppers, finely diced
• 1 c. Kalamata olives, pitted and dices
• 2 c. Chicken broth, preferably homemade
• 2 Tbsp. White raisins, soaked in boiling water 30 min
• 1 lb Long-grain white rice Salt and pepper, to taste Tabasco sauce, to taste
• 1/2 tsp Grnd cumin

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