Melokiyah Madness-egyptian Greens-with-chicken Stew
From mystic_river1 16 years ago
- 90 minutes to make
- Serves 4
The only characteristic missing from spinach is the quality of Melokiyah that acts as a natural thickener. Otherwise, the seasonings give this dish a great Middle Eastern flavor.
Ingredients
- 8 cups water shopping list
- 2 cardamom pods shopping list
- 1 (2 lb) pound chicken, stewed shopping list
- 1 large onion, halved shopping list
- 1 bay leaf shopping list
- 2 (10 oz.) packages fresh spinach shopping list
- 1 tablespoon olive oil shopping list
- 2 teaspoons ground coriander shopping list
- 1teaspoon salt shopping list
- 10 garlic cloves, crushed shopping list
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice shopping list
- 2 cups hot cooked rice shopping list
How to make it
- Combine first 5 ingredients in an 8-quart stock pot and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to medium and cook, uncovered, for one hour. Remove from heat and remove the chicken and let cool.
- Strain the chicken broth through cheesecloth or fine sieve, into a bowl.
- Discard the remaining solids.
- Return the broth to the pan.
- Remove the chicken bones, discard bones and shred the chicken into bite-sized pieces. Keep warm.
- (Note: I cooked my chicken a day ahead and cooled the broth in the refrigerator, so that I could remove the excess fat from the top.)
- Place onion in a bowl and mash with a fork or potato masher.
- Add onion to broth and bring to a boil.
- Add spinach to broth in batches, cooking until wilted.
- Heat the oil in a small, non-stick skillet over medium-heat.
- Add the coriander, salt and garlic, saute 30 seconds or until garlic begins to brown.
- (This garlic-salt-coriander mixture is called Tanbiya).
- Add to spinach mixture and stir in lemon juice.
- Serve chicken and spinach mixture over rice.
The Rating
Reviewed by 6 people-
Yeah sounds good, will try it !
uk2nyc
in West Hollywood loved it
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Melokiya is one the most hard recipes even in Egypt..Impressive.
ahmed1
in Cairo loved it
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This recipe sounds scrumptious! Thank you JM for sharing this with us! ^5
pink
in USA loved it
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