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Moroccan Chicken with Sicilian Olives and Preserved Lemon Cous Cous
Serves 10
Special Note: for best results this dish should be
marinated over night
2kg chicken thigh fillets, fat trimmed
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp dried parsley
2 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp paprika
150g Sicilian olives, drained of liquid
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp ginger, minced
1 lemon, thinly sliced
1 cup chicken stock
2 cups dried cous cous
Fresh parsley to serve
1. Place the chicken, o il, herbs, spice s,
olives, garlic a nd ginger into a bowl
and mix until compl etely coated.
Layer in an airtig ht container with
lemon dividing e ach chicken fillet.
Place into the refrigera tor over night.
2. Pla ce the chicken into the pres sure
cooking bowl and pou r the chicken
stock over the top. Securely p lace
and seal the lid onto th e pressure
cooker and ensure the p ressure
release valve is set to the s ealed
position. Turn the se lection control dial
to setting ‘3’ and allow to coo k until
the dial returns to OFF a nd the heating
light goes out.
3. Release the pressu re from the pressure
cooker by turning the p ressure release
valve to the venting posit ion. Remove
the chicken from the pre ssure cooking
bowl and strain the li quid left in the
bowl through a sieve into an other bowl.
4. Add o nly 2 cups of the liqui d back
into the pressure cook ing bowl, along
with the cous cous. A llow to sit for
5 minutes to absorb.
5. Se rve with chicken and pa rsley.
Pilaf Rice with Spicy Sunflower Seeds
Serves 8
175g butter
4 cloves garlic, minced
500g French shallots, peeled, sliced thinly
6 x shallots, peeled, sliced thinly
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp lemon zest
4 cups basmati rice, washed
6 cups vegetable stock
200g sunflower seeds
2 tsp chilli flakes
2 tsp Mexican chilli powder
2 tsp smoked paprika
½ tsp cinnamon, ground
1 tbsp salt
2 tbsp caster sugar
1 bunch coriander, leaves removed
Sweet chilli sauce to serve
1. Turn the selection co ntrol dial to the
‘Sauté’ setting and pl ace 100g of
butter into the press ure cooking bowl
and allow to melt. Add the ga rlic,
French shallots and s hallots and sauté
until softened.
2. Add the turmeric, lemon and rice. Stir
until well combined.
3. Pou r the vegetable stock over the
rice and securely pl ace and seal the
lid onto the pressure co oker ensuring
the pressure relea se valve is set to the
sealed positio n. Turn the selection
control dial to settin g ‘2’ and allow to
cook until the dial retu rns to OFF and
the heating light g oes out.
4. Rel ease the pressure fro m the pressure
cooker by turning the p ressure
release valve to the ventin g position.
Remove the rice from the pres sure
cooking bowl and add t he remaining
75g butter, spices, su gar and salt.
Turn the selection cont rol dial to the
‘Sauté’ setting and sa uté for about 10
minutes and then fol d the sunflower
seeds through the r ice along with the
coriander.
5. Se rve with sweet chilli sa uce.