Persian Chicken Breasts Recipes

Steps:

• Combine onion, lime juice, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and saffron in a large glass bowl. Mix in olive oil. Press chicken into the bowl lightly and cover with plastic wrap. Let marinate for 6 hours to overnight, mixing every few hours to make sure chicken is coated.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Remove chicken from the bowl, shake off excess marinade, and discard marinade left in the bowl. Place chicken onto metal skewers, making sure it's not too tightly packed.
• Cook skewers on the preheated grill until chicken is browned and no longer pink in the center, turning as needed, 10 to 15 minutes total.

Steps:

• Mix chicken, onion, turmeric, chopped garlic, lime juice, 1 Tbsp. oil, 2 tsp. cumin, 1 tsp. salt, and 3/4 tsp. pepper in a medium bowl.
• Heat 1 Tbsp. oil over medium in a heavy medium saucepan. Add rice and smashed garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until lightly toasted and fragrant, 1-2 minutes. Stir in cardamom, cinnamon, 1/4 tsp. salt, and remaining 1/4 tsp. cumin and 1/4 tsp. pepper. Add 1 3/4 cups water and bring to a boil, then reduce heat and gently simmer, covered, until water is evaporated and rice is cooked, 18-20 minutes. Remove from heat. Let sit, covered, until ready to serve.
• Meanwhile, heat remaining 1 Tbsp. oil over medium-high in a large skillet until very hot but not smoking. Add chicken mixture and cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken is cooked through, 6-8 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in yogurt, if using, then adjust seasoning to taste. Cover to keep warm.
• Gently toss cucumber, herbs, and remaining 1/4 tsp. salt in a small bowl.
• Fluff rice with a fork and divide among bowls. Spoon chicken over. Top with cucumber salad, pistachios, and sumac, if using. Generously squeeze lime wedges over.

Steps:

• Juice lemon; combine juice with oil, cinnamon, salt, pepper and turmeric in large heavy-duty resealable plastic food storage bag.
• Gently kneed ingredients in bag to mix thoroughly; add chicken.
• Seal bag and turn to coat thoroughly.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
• Remove chicken from marinade and gently shake to remove excess.
• Discard remaining marinade.
• Grill chicken 5 to 7 minutes per side or until chicken is no longer pink in center.

Steps:

• Cut chicken into 1" cubes.
• Marinate chicken in lemon juice for 1 hour.
• Peel short, very thin strips of orange zest with a vegetable peeler, about 2 T., set aside.
• Peel the oranges, remove as much of the white pith as possible, divide into sections.
• Put orange sections, salt, pepper and turmeric in a saucepan.
• Saute onions in 1 T. butter until browned (about 10 minutes).
• Add orange peel to onions, cook, stirring, about 1-2 minutes.
• Add onion mixture to saucepan with orange sections.
• Add vinegar and sugar, cook 15 minutes stirring gently so orange sections remain intact.
• Remove chicken from marinade, saute in remaining butter until browned.
• To serve: place chicken pieces on plate and spoon orange mixture on top.