Lebanese Chicken and Rice Soup
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Prep Time10 mins.
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Cook Time55 mins.
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Serving6
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Ready In65 mins.
Soups are a staple in my home during the cold winter months and this soup is no exception. Made with a homemade chicken broth, this Lebanese Chicken and Rice Soup is so easy to make, and uses only chicken, rice and parsley. In Arabic, this soup is known as Shorbat djej wa riz.
STEP 1
Season the bone-in chicken breast, legs or thighs with salt and pepper.
Add a half onion, any aromatics such as bay leaves, cloves, cinnamon stick, and cover with 8 cups of water.
Bring to boil, then cover and simmer over medium heat until the chicken is cooked through, about 30 minutes.
STEP 2
Remove the chicken and shred.
STEP 3
Wash the rice until the water runs clear.ย
Add to the pot with the chicken broth and cook over medium heat for 15 minutes or so, until the rice is cooked.
STEP 4
Add the shredded chicken, finely chopped parsley…
…and season with salt and white pepper.
Let simmer for 10 minutes and serve immediately.
Lebanese Chicken and Rice Soup
Ingredients
- ยพ cup short-grain rice
- ยฝ cup chopped parsley
- 1 tsp. salt
- ยผ tsp. white pepper
Boiling Chicken
- 1 lb. bone-in chicken breast (or thighs/legs with breast combo)
- ยฝ onion
- 1 tb. salt
- ยฝ tsp. black pepper
- 3 bay leaves
- 5 cloves
- 1 cinnamon stick
Instructions
- Season the bone-in chicken breast, legs or thighs with saltand pepper. Add a half onion, any aromatics such as bay leaves, cloves,cinnamon stick, and cover with 8 cups of water. Bring to boil, then cover and simmer over medium heat untilthe chicken is cooked through, about 30 minutes.
- Remove the chicken and shred. Using a strainer, strain the broth and return to the pot.Or, skim all the aromatics and onion out so, only the broth remains.
- Wash the rice until the water runs clear. Add to the potwith the chicken broth and cook over medium heat for 15 minutes or so, untilthe rice is cooked.
- Add the shredded chicken, finely chopped parsley, and seasonwith salt and white pepper.Let simmer for 10 minutes and serve immediately.
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