Zesty Chicken Soup With Tomatoes And Rice

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 1/4 kg chicken pieces (legs, thighs or wings)
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 8 cups water
• 250 -300 g ripe tomatoes or 1 (400 g) can tomatoes, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
• 2 pale green squash or 2 zucchini, diced
• 1/2-3/4 cup long-grain rice or 1/2-3/4 cup basmati rice
• 1/3 cup chopped parsley or 1/3 cup coriander
• cayenne pepper

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a large, heavy soup pot or stew pan.
• 2 add onion and saute over medium heat until golden.
• 3 add chicken, sprinkle with salt and pepper and saute 7 minutes.
• 4 add water, tomatoes, garlic, paprika and turmeric and and bring to a simmer.
• 5 skim foam from surface.
• 6 cover and simmer 45 minutes, skimming fat occasionally.
• 7 add squash and cook for 10 minutes or until zucchini and chicken are tender.
• 8 in a separate saucepan, bring 4 cups water to a boil and add salt.
• 9 add rice and cook uncovered over medium-high heat for 15 minutes or until just tender.
• 10 drain well.
• 11 rinse with cold water if cooking it ahead, and drain well.