Chicken Fattee
From jimrug1 16 years ago
- 120 minutes to make
- Serves 6
Fattee's (Pronounced Fuh Tea')are Lebanese layered dishes based on dried bread toasted in butter and layered with various toppings. The top layer is always a yogurt dressing. Fattee's are assembled not unlike a nacho style dish. Read more Most everything can be made ahead and assembled last minute. It can easily accommodate more people by adding more layers or simply making another platter. See less
Ingredients
- For the chicken shopping list
- 4 - 5 lb roasting chicken shopping list
- 1Qt water shopping list
- 1Tsp salt shopping list
- 2 cinnamon sticks shopping list
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- 3 loaves Pita shopping list
- 6 Tbls clarified butter Or olive oil shopping list
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- 1/4 Cup pine nuts toasted shopping list
- 1 Tbl clarified butter or olive oil shopping list
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- 1 Cup chicken broth (from above) shopping list
- 3 cloves garlic Crushed shopping list
- 1 Tbl lemon juice shopping list
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- 1 Tsp salt shopping list
- 1 Cup long grain rice shopping list
- 2 Cups chicken broth (from above) shopping list
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- yogurt Dressing shopping list
- 4 Cups Greek yogurt shopping list
- 2 Tbls tahini shopping list
- 1/2 Tsp salt shopping list
- 1 Tsp dried mint shopping list
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- 3 Tbls Chopped parsley (Garnish) shopping list
How to make it
- Combine Chicken, Salt, Water, and Cinnamon Sticks Bring to boil, reduce heat simmer 1 hr. Remove Chicken from bones and break into large chunks. Strain broth and reserve 3 1/2 cups.
- Place meat in ovenproof dish, drizzel with 1/2 cup of broth to keep moist, cover and set aside.
- Brush all the pitas with butter or oil. Cut one pita into 6 triangle separating into 12.( To Surround Serving Plate) Break up the other 2 pitas into bite size pieces. Toast in a 300 degree oven until golden and crisp. Set aside.
- Brown Pine Nuts in Butter or Oil and drain on paper towels. Set aside.
- 30 mins before serving, reduce 1 cup of broth by 1/4. Stir in Garlic and Lemon Juice. Keep warm. Heat chicken in 300 degree oven
- Cook Rice: Combine the rice, remaining 2 cups cinnamon broth, and 1Tsp salt . Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer for 20 mins until liquid is absorbed. Cover and let sit until ready to assemble Fattee.
- Season Yogurt: Combine Yogurt, Tahini, Salt and Mint.
- To Assemble:
- Place broken toasted breads on a serving platter. Pour the reduced broth over the bread trying to soak it as evenly as possible. Spread a bed of rice on the bread and arrainge chicken chunks evenly on the rice. Cover the entire mixture with the seasoned yogurt.
- Arrainge Toasted Pita triangles around platter.
- Decorate with parsley, toasted pine nuts. Sprinkle with Paparika or Cayenne.
The Rating
Reviewed by 5 people-
Excellent. One day when it's cold and raining....
jenniferbyrdez
in kenner loved it
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Oh goodness. I'm getting hungrier by the second. Great recipe - am saving it to try. Thanks so much!
lunasea
in Orlando loved it
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Thanks Jim... you really enrich this site... I'm one of your fans!
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