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Richard Blais' Chicken and Walnut Stew with Cauliflower Rice

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Ingredients

  • 1/4 teaspoon saffron, dissolved in 2 tablespoons hot water
  • 8 skinless boneless chicken thighs (about 2 pounds)
  • Pinch of MSG (monosodium glutamate) and freshly ground black pepper
  • All-purpose flour, for dredging
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 cups walnuts, shelled (about 1 pound), toasted and pulsed or finely chopped
  • 1 onion, medium finely diced
  • 1 cup pomegranate molasses
  • 1/2 cup butternut squash, grated
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 2 tablespoons sugar, or to taste
  • 1 head cauliflower, stemmed and chopped
  • 1/4 cup parsley, chopped
  • blueberries, A handful

Yield

Serves: 4

Preparation

In a small bowl, combine saffron with 2 tablespoons hot water; set aside.

Season chicken thighs with MSG and pepper, then dredge in flour. In a skillet, heat oil then sear chicken until golden-brown. Reserve on a paper towel-lined plate.


To the same skillet, add walnuts, onion, molasses, squash, cinnamon, chicken broth, sugar to taste, and reserved saffron-infused water. Cook until a gravy forms, 20 to 30 minutes. Return chicken to the pan to finish cooking for 15 minutes more.

While gravy and chicken cook, in a food processor, pulse cauliflower into small pieces so they resemble rice. Steam or gently warm in a pan to cook through. (Alternately, for an aromatic version, warm cauliflower “rice” with butter, chopped parsley, a cinnamon stick, a few cloves and a piece of star anise.)

Serve chicken over cauliflower “rice” and top with parsley and blueberries.

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