Brown rice pilaf with chicken

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make brown rice pilaf with chicken? To prepare pilaf, prepare all the necessary ingredients. You can use any part of the chicken. I'm going to cook chicken fillet. Peel the onion, garlic and carrots and rinse them in running water from dirt.

2. Step 2:

   

   Cut the chicken into small pieces, approximately the same size.

3. Step 3:

   

   Pour a little vegetable oil into the pan and heat it to a hot state. Lay out the chopped chicken. Fry it over high heat until golden brown. Do not forget to stir periodically so that the meat does not burn.

4. Step 4:

   

   While the chicken is being fried, take care of the vegetables. Chop the onion, grate the carrots on a coarse grater.

5. Step 5:

   

   Add chopped vegetables to the pan to the meat. Mix everything together. Fry everything together for another 2-3 minutes.

7. Step 6:

   

   Wash brown rice a couple of times. This rice is much cleaner than white. Therefore, 1-2 times are enough for washing.

8. Step 7:

   

   Add the washed rice to the pan to the meat. Pour all the hot water so that it almost covers all the ingredients. Add a little salt and spices to taste. Lay out the garlic. Why hot water? When hot water is added, there is no temperature drop, which can negatively affect the preparation of meat. And the rice will start cooking immediately, without wasting time on heating the water. Accordingly, the cooking time will take a little less.

9. Step 8:

   

   As a spice, you can use a ready-made set for pilaf. Cook the pilaf under the lid on low heat for 30-40 minutes. During this time, the rice will absorb all the liquid and will be much softer.

10. Step 9:

    

    Put the finished pilaf into prepared plates and serve it to the table hot. Before serving, you can sprinkle a little chopped fresh herbs. Bon appetit!