Fırında Tavuk Kapama ( baked chicken sealed with rice)

Fırında Tavuk Kapama

Recently I have been so much indulged with my culinary course that I almost forgot about my blogs here. Anyway, am back again  sharing my recipes to all of you. Hope you'll enjoy!! :)

My recipe today is Tavuk kapama.. a very well known dish for the Balkans, an important food in the cuisine. Although this is more presented  under the rice category, it's also considered as a main dish.

Rice ingredients:

2 cups rice ( 2 su bardağı pirinc)                            

1 med. onion chopped ( 1 adet kuru soğan doğran )

1 tbsp. tomato paste ( 1 yemek kaşığı domates  salçası  )

1 tbsp. butter  ( 1 yk tereyağı )

1 tbsp. olive oil  ( 1 yk zeytinyağı )

Salt, black pepper ( Tuz, karabiber )

Chicken ingredients:

4-5 chicken drumsticks ( 4-5 adet tavuk baget )

5 glasses water  ( 5 sb su )

1 potato  ( 1 patates )

1 medium onion ( 1 kuru soğan )

1 carrot  ( 1 havuç )

10 parsley stems ( 10 maydanoz sapı)

5 tbsp. olive oil  ( 5 yk zeytinyağı )

1 tbsp. butter ( 1 yk tereyağı )

salt, black pepper, thyme, red pepper flakes

(tuz, karabiber, kekik, pul biber )

Preparations:

This dish is made in two parts: boiling the chicken drumsticks and preparation of the rice. 

Step 1. Wash and remove skin off from the chicken.

             In a clean casserole, add in drumsticks, carrot, onion, potato, and parsley stems.Pour in 5 glasses of clean water and leave to boil till the vegetables are cook. From here, we will be using the chicken stock later.

Rice preparation:

Step 2. Wash and soak rice in warm water for 20 minutes and set aside.

Step 3. After 20 minutes, In a pot, pour in  1 tbsp. olive oil and 1 tbsp. butter.

Step 4. When butter melts, add in the chopped onion and cook till translucent.

Step 5. Add in the tomato paste and stir to mix.

Step 6. wash and drain the soaked rice and add in to the pot.

Step 7. roast the rice for about 4 minutes more and add in the salt, and ground black pepper and turn off the heat.

Step 8. In a prepared baking pan, transfer the roasted rice distributing evenly.

Step 9. Remove the boiled drumstick and drizzle them with olive oil and    season them with salt, blackpepper, dried thyme and pepper  flakes.

Step 10. Lay out the seasoned drumsticks on top of the roasted rice and pour in 3 1/2 glasses of chicken stock that was made from Step 1. Top each drumstick with a little amount of butter. Bake at 180C till rice is cook...  Enjoy!! :)