Photograph of the finished Machboos Kuwaiti

Middle East · Cơm gà nhồi xốt cà chua Kuwait

Machboos Kuwaiti

2 hr 20 min Hands-on time + 1 hr waiting
HardDifficulty
6 stepsSteps
Serves 4 Amounts follow along 4

What to get ready

  • Photograph of Basmati rice Basmati rice 1.4 lb
  • Photograph of Chicken breast Chicken breast 4 lb
  • Photograph of Baharat spice blend Baharat spice blend 1.7 oz
  • Photograph of Onion Onion 3.2
  • Photograph of Raisins Raisins 5.6 oz
  • Photograph of Cashews Cashews 5.6 oz
  • Photograph of Tomato Tomato 16
  • Photograph of Dried limes Dried limes 8
  • Photograph of Ghee Ghee 8.5 oz
  • Photograph of Garlic Garlic 32 cloves

Method

  1. 1 Sauté onions with raisins, cashews, and baharat to make hashu.
  2. 2 Stuffing hashu (a type of Chinese sausage) into the chicken's belly and then sewing it shut is a unique feature of Kuwaiti machboos.
  3. 3 Boil the chicken stuffed with perforated dried lemons for 50 minutes, then remove from the water.
  4. 4 Cook the rice in chicken broth for 18 minutes, then let it steep for another 10 minutes.
  5. 5 Bake the boiled chicken at 230 degrees for 15 minutes until the skin is golden and crispy.
  6. 6 Cook tomatoes with garlic to make a thin daqoos sauce, then set it aside to pour over rice.

With an appliance

  • Pressure cooker 1 hr 20 min

    Replace step 3: low-pressure boiling for 18 minutes, then release the pressure naturally; still grill the skin as in step 5.

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