Anita'S Famous International Chicken And Rice Dish - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 lbs cooked chicken
1 tablespoon garlic salt
4 garlic cloves
3/4 cup vegetable oil (olive)
1/2 cup yellow onion, finely chopped
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 green pepper, finely chopped
1 (16 ounce) can tomatoes
2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
1 tablespoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
2 cups white rice (Jasmine)
5 cups water or 5 cups chicken stock
1/2 cup yellow onion, sliced
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning

Preparation

In a 10 inch skilled saute chicken which has been skinned, deboned, and cut-up; with garlic salt and 1/2 cup oil until lightly browned. Set aside.
In a 4 quart kettle saute chopped yellow onions, ginger and green pepper in 1/4 cup oil until onions are soft.
Add tomatoes and simmer 5 minutes. Add salt, black pepper thyme, tomato paste and simmer 10 minutes.
Add the cooked meat and crushed red pepper. Simmer 20 minutes.
In a 2 quart saucepan cook rice, chicken stock and onions until tender.
Serve the rice on a platter arranging the meat/sauce in the center.
I have made this and mixed all ingredients together with rice for my daughter to take to school for a sharing of African ethnic cooking. It was a big hit. Nearly everyone asked for the recipe.
This takes a little while to make but its delicious and well worth the effort.\".