Skillet Chicken With Mexican Green Rice & Salsa Macha
By Natalie Mortimer · themodernproper.com
1 hr 15 min6
Chicken and cilantro-spinach rice cooked together in one skillet, topped with crispy garlic and chile oil.
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| prepRinse rice until water runs clear | ||||||||
| 120 ml vegetable oil (for salsa macha) | Heat oil, cook garlic until golden, 3–5 min | Heat remaining oil, cook chiles 2 min | Reduce heat, toast nuts & seeds 2–3 min | Cool 10 min, then pulse with vinegar & spices | Top with crema, cilantro, lime & salsa macha | |||
| 5 garlic cloves, smashed | ||||||||
| 10 chile de árbol, stemmed and seeded | ||||||||
| 1 to 2 large guajillo peppers, stemmed, seeded, and torn into pieces | ||||||||
| 80 g raw, shelled, unsalted peanuts | ||||||||
| 20 g raw, unsalted sunflower seeds | ||||||||
| 10 g sesame seeds | ||||||||
| 2 teaspoons unfiltered apple cider vinegar | ||||||||
| ½ teaspoon Mexican oregano | ||||||||
| ½ teaspoon kosher salt (for salsa macha) | ||||||||
| ½ medium white onion, quartered | Blend onion, garlic, green onions, cilantro, spinach & water | Season chicken, toss with ½ cup green sauce | Heat oil, cook garlic 2–3 min, toast rice 5–7 min | Pour remaining green sauce over rice, stir 3–4 min | Stir in stock & salt, boil, cover, simmer 15 min | Fluff rice, nestle chicken, cook 8–10 min to 165°F | Cool covered 5 min, fluff, divide among bowls | |
| 2 whole garlic cloves | ||||||||
| 4 green onions, white and green parts | ||||||||
| 30 g packed cilantro stems and leaves | ||||||||
| 30 g packed fresh spinach | ||||||||
| 180 ml water | ||||||||
| 680 g boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1-inch pieces | ||||||||
| 1 teaspoon kosher salt (for chicken) | ||||||||
| 60 ml vegetable oil (for rice) | ||||||||
| 3 smashed garlic cloves | ||||||||
| 400 g long-grain white rice, rinsed until water runs clear | ||||||||
| 960 ml chicken stock | ||||||||
| ½ teaspoon kosher salt (for rice) | ||||||||
| 30 ml vegetable oil (for searing chicken) | Heat oil, sear marinated chicken 6–8 min per batch | |||||||
| marinated chicken | ||||||||
| Crema or Mexican crema | ||||||||
| Fresh cilantro | ||||||||
| Lime wedges | ||||||||
| Salsa macha | ||||||||
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