Chicken Perloo
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Category
Rice
Cuisine
Chicken
Author:
Emily Meggett
Servings
8 to 10

Ingredients
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6 tablespoons bacon grease or vegetable oil
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½ pound salt pork, cut into 1-inch chunks
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1 cup roughly chopped onion
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5 cups chicken broth
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1 teaspoon Nature’s Seasons
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1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
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1 pound cooked chicken thighs, skin removed and roughly chopped
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2 ½ cups long-grain white rice, unrinsed
Directions
In a large, heavy-bottomed pot, heat 2 tablespoons of the bacon grease or oil over high heat. Once the grease or oil is shimmering, add the salt pork and cook on high heat for 1 minute. Pour the remaining bacon grease or oil into the pot. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook the salt pork for about 5 minutes, until browned.
Once browned, remove the salt pork from the pot and set aside. Leave enough oil to coat the bottom of the pot. Add the onion and fry for 1 minute. Return the cooked salt pork to the pot and cook the onion and salt pork together over low heat for about 5 minutes, until onion just darkens.
Add the broth, Nature’s Seasons, and poultry seasoning and bring to a boil.
Once boiling, add the chicken. Cook for about 2 minutes, then add the rice. Adjust the heat to medium-low and cook until most of the liquid has been absorbed, 10 to 15 minutes.
If using a steamer, transfer the rice mixture to the top of the steamer, cover, and steam over medium heat for about 20 minutes, until done. If you’re using the regular pot, continue to cook the rice mixture on medium-low heat for 20 to 25 minutes, until the rice has absorbed all of the broth. Once done, stir the rice with a fork, and serve immediately.
Recipe Note
Get Mrs. Meggett's cookbook, Gullah Geechee Home Cooking: Recipes from The Matriarch of Edisto Island, for more Gullah Geechee recipes.