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Jireesh recipe
Savor the rich flavors of traditional Kuwaiti Jireesh.
Ingredients
- 200 g jireesh wheat
- 500 g chicken
- 1 onion
- 3 garlic
- 1500 ml water
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 50 g ghee
- 1 tsp cumin
How to make Jireesh
- Soak 200 g of jireesh wheat in water for 1 hour until expanded fully.
- In a pot, heat 3 tablespoons of ghee over medium heat for about 1 minute.
- Chop 1 onion and mince 2 garlic cloves before adding them to the pot.
- Sauté the chopped onion and minced garlic until golden for about 5 minutes.
- Add 500 g of chicken to the pot; brown the meat on all sides for about 7 minutes.
- Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of cumin, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 1 teaspoon of black pepper over the chicken.
- Pour in the soaked jireesh along with 4 cups of water, stirring well to combine.
- Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to low.
- Cover the pot and simmer until the wheat is tender, about 60 minutes.
- Once cooked, remove from heat and let it rest for 5 minutes before serving hot.
What is Jireesh?
Jireesh is a traditional dish from Kuwait, simmered in one pot, and takes about 90 minutes from start to finish. It is built around chicken, jireesh wheat and ghee. The recipe below uses 9 ingredients and is written out step by step.
How long does Jireesh take?
At 90 minutes it is slower than 62% of the 588 dishes in Copper's atlas. Copper's atlas has 65 dishes built on chicken. The method runs to 10 steps, the longest being 60 minutes.
Any tips for making Jireesh?
Add the ghee just before serving for an aromatic touch.
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