Portuguese Chicken Livers Rice Recipes

PORTUGUESE PIRI PIRI CHICKEN LIVERS

Steps:

• Saute the chopped onion and crushed garlic in olive oil in a large pan.
• Add all ingredients except the wine & chicken livers.
• Add Chicken livers and fry over medium heat until browned.
• Add the white wine and simmer on gentle heat until done.
• Serve with rice or bread.

PORTUGUESE CHICKEN LIVERS & RICE

Steps:

• Heat butter in a skillet and saute livers over medium heat about 3 minutes until brown, but still pink inside.
• Remove and season with salt& pepper, chop coarsely and put aside.
• Heat the oil on medium heat.
• Add onion and garlic and saute until soft.
• Add rice, saute until rice just starts to take on a clear color.
• Don't scorch the rice.
• Add broth and tomato sauce.
• Mix well and bring to a boil.
• Add all other ingredients, except livers.
• Cover& cook over med.
• heat for about 10 minutes.
• Stir lightly with a fork, reduce heat, cover and cook for about 10 minutes more until liquid is almost absorbed.
• Mix in the livers, stir,cover.
• Cover and cook until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is cooked through.
• Add more liqid if needed (a little water is okay).

CHICKEN LIVERS WITH RICE

Steps:

• Mix water with next 5 ingredients.
• Bring to a boil, add rice.
• Cover and simmer for 17 minutes, until water is absorbed.
• Mix flour, salt, pepper, and paprika in a bag.
• Add chicken livers and shake to coat.
• Heat oil in skillet on med hi.
• Brown livers, stirring for 5 minutes, or until done, may have to do this in batches.
• Add more oil if needed.
• Remove from skillet, keep warm.
• Stir fry onion in same skillet, with water for 2 minutes.
• Return chicken livers and mix well.
• Put rice on plate, top with chicken livers.

MOM'S PORTUGUESE STYLE CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• 1. Put chicken in pan and cover with water (or chicken broth if you prefer), then add all remaining ingredients except the rice. Bring to boil, then simmer until chicken is tender. Remove chicken from cooking liquid and add rice( If it looks as though you have too much liquid, remove some and set aside--add to rice if needed later). When rice is cooked, return chicken to pan and toss with cooked rice. Most of the cooking liquid should be absorbed. Serve with tossed salad.

HOMEMADE PORTUGUESE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine lemon juice, oil, garlic, paprika, oregano, 1 teaspoon salt, chili powder, red pepper flakes, bay leaf, and black pepper in a blender or food processor. Blend until very smooth.
• Score chicken legs a few times using a knife and place in a resealable bag or a bowl. Pour about 1/3 cup of sauce over chicken and toss well. Season with additional sea salt. Cover or seal and marinate chicken in a refrigerator, 8 hours to overnight. Reserve remaining sauce for basting.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place chicken in a baking dish and cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes. Turn chicken over and baste with extra marinade. Cover baking dish with foil once again and bake for another 20 to 25 minutes. Remove foil and bake until no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, 15 to 20 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted near a bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

PORTUGUESE CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• Saute onions, garlic, salt, pepper and brown sugar in oil, till softened and beginning to brown in color. Add Chicken pieces, cook till almost done. Add broth, water, tomatoes and rice; cook till almost all liquid is absorbed. Stir in crushed red pepper and cook 2 more minutes.