Egyptian Yellow Chicken With Almonds

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 pieces chicken
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 4 garlic cloves, pressed
• 1 teaspoon saffron
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1 tablespoon parsley, finely chopped
• 1 1/4 cups boiling water or 1 1/4 cups chicken stock
• 1/2 cup whole almond, blanched
• 5 hard-boiled eggs, shelled and quartered

Recipe

• 1 rinse chicken and pat dry. sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• 2 heat 3/4 of the oil in a pan and lightly saute the garlic and almonds. add saffron, stir into the hot oil and garlic.
• 3 add chicken and brown on both sides. sprinkle in the parsley and pour in the water or stock.
• 4 cover the pan tightly and simmer for 1 hour until the chicken is tender.
• 5 turn the chicken 2 or 3 times during cooking, season to taste and add more water or stock if the dish dries.
• 6 serve covered with eggs and almonds.