Egyptian molokhia with chicken

Step 1 of 4

Cover chicken and onion with 1000 g water, salt and cook at 95 °C for 18 minutes to 74 °C. Shred chicken and retain the broth.

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18 min

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Ingredients

  • 900 gJute, potherb, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
  • 700 gChicken, broiler or fryers, breast, skinless, boneless, meat only, raw
  • 150 gOnions, raw
  • 35 gGarlic, raw
  • 6 gSpices, coriander seed
  • 30 gButter, Clarified butter (ghee)
  • 1,300 gBeverages, water, tap, drinking
  • 5 gSalt, table

Method

  1. Cover chicken and onion with 1000 g water, salt and cook at 95 °C for 18 minutes to 74 °C. Shred chicken and retain the broth.
  2. Add jute leaves and the remaining 300 g water to the broth. Simmer at 90 °C for 8 minutes until the soup thickens.
  3. Fry garlic and 6 g ground coriander in ghee at 160 °C for 2 minutes and immediately stir into the soup.
  4. Return chicken to the soup, warm for 3 minutes and divide into four bowls.