When I started this blog, I set out to follow the recipes as closely as possible in order to get a real sense of what the dish was like when the Junior League first published this book in 1959. Well, I've given up on that. I just can't use a full CUP of oil to brown the chicken! After all, it doesn't say to drain the oil after browning. I used a scant half cup, and probably could have used even less. And 2 TABLEspoons of salt?? No way! I used a rounded teaspoon.
Bet-R is not the kind of store that carries saffron, and I was not about to make a special trip to Wholefoods, so I substituted a packet of yellow rice mix (Mahatma brand) for the rice. It supposedly has saffron in it.
Once again, I had the crunchy rice problem! I needed to nearly double the cooking time in the oven to make the rice edible--it was in there for 35 minutes. But the result was nice; a pretty, satisfying dish that would feed way more than 4. I'd say it serves 6 at least.
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