Chicken & Rice / 2 Turkish Ways

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1. 1Step 1: Cut the chicken: press from the breast part, make some movements to see the joined parts, then cut the thighs, then wings, and cut the thigh into two pieces.
2. 2Step 2: Cook the chicken pieces in a pressure cooker or regular pan with enough water and some salt until almost soft for about 20 minutes.
3. 3Step 3: Soak the rice in a large bowl with warm water and salt; wait at least half an hour or up to 5 hours.
4. 4Step 4: Dice onions and sauté in a wide pan in olive oil.
5. 5Step 5: Add the drained soaked rice over the sautéed onions, wash a couple of times to get rid of the starch, and continue to sauté the rice a couple of more minutes; don’t add too much salt because salt was used for the chicken stock.
6. 6Step 6: Level the sautéed rice and place the chicken pieces on top of it.
7. 7Step 7: Add 3+1/2 cups chicken stock, cover the lid, bake in the preheated 170C degree oven until rice is soft, check after about 25 minutes, then open the lid and broil until the chicken skin has light golden color.