Chicken ala Turk

• chicken, cut in 12 pieces↗4 lbs
• large tomatoes↗3

  peeled,seeded and chopped

• onions↗2

  finely chopped

• cloves garlic↗2

  minced

• coriander seed↗1 tablespoon

  ground

• saffron↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• olive oil↗4 tablespoons
• bay leaf↗1

  crushed

• bell peppers↗2

  finely diced

• kalamata olive↗1 cup

  pitted and dices

• chicken broth↗2 cups

  preferably homemade

• long-grain white rice↗1 lb
• salt and pepper

  to taste

• Tabasco sauce↗

  to taste

• ground cumin↗1⁄2 teaspoon

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Remove the skin from chicken pieces.

2. 2

   Season chicken with salt and pepper.

3. 3

   Cook in oil.

4. 4

   Remove pieces as they brown.

5. 5

   They should be almost cooked at this point.

6. 6

   Add onions to the oil left in the pan and cook until soft.

7. 7

   Add garlic, bay leaf and ground coriander.

8. 8

   Stir in rice until well coated with the oil.

9. 9

   Add bell peppers and cook a few minutes.

10. 10

    Stir in tomatoes, cumin and saffron.

11. 11

    Return chicken pieces to pan.

12. 12

    Pour 2 cups boiling chicken stock.

13. 13

    Cover pan.

14. 14

    Turn down heat and simmer 10 minutes.

15. 15

    Add olives and continue simmering 10 to 15 minutes until rice is cooked.

16. 16

    Serve hot.