Best Chicken Purloo Recipes

SOUTHERN STYLE CHICKEN PERLO WITH ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Place chicken in a large pot. Add water to cover, onion, bay leaf, thyme sprig, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and cook until chicken is tender, about 50 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to a cutting board or platter and let cool completely. Remove bones, fat, and skin from chicken. Chop chicken into bite-size pieces and set aside.
• Heat olive oil in a heavy pot over medium heat. Add sausage pieces; brown on all sides. Add rice and paprika to the pot; stir over medium heat until rice is coated with oil and browned bits are stirred from the bottom. Add Swanson® Chicken Broth and browned sausage pieces.
• Bring to a boil; reduce heat, cover and cook until rice has absorbed the broth, about 30 minutes. Fluff the rice with a fork.
• Stir the chicken pieces into the rice. Top with chopped hard-cooked egg just before serving.

CHICKEN PERLOO: A SOUTH CAROLINA CLASSIC

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Heat olive oil in a large heavy-bottomed pot or Dutch Oven. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and brown on all sides. Remove the chicken from the pan and transfer to a plate; set aside.
• Reduce heat to medium and add the bacon. Cook until browned; about 4 minutes. Stir in the onion and green pepper; saute until softened and translucent. Stir in the garlic and cook for 1 minute more. Finally, stir in the rice until it's coated.
• To the pot, add the tomatoes, chicken stock, 1 cup water, bay leaf, and red pepper flakes (if using). Bring to a simmer, stirring well, then add the chicken thighs and bring back to a simmer.
• Cover and bake in the oven for 30 minutes. To serve, garnish with fresh parsley.

CAROLINA PILAU (PERLOO)

Steps:

• Fry the bacon in a large skillet over very low heat, just until it reaches the crisp stage. Remove from pan, crumble and set aside. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons of the bacon fat, then add the rice and stir, cooking slowly until rice is lightly browned.
• Add the boiling stock, stir, and bring back to the boil.
• Add chicken, vegetables, bay leaf, salt and pepper.
• Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes, or until rice, chicken and vegetables are done and liquid is absorbed.
• Serving Ideas : Sprinkle with crumbled bacon and parsley.

PURLOO

Steps:

• Cook bacon over medium heat in large skillet until brown; drain fat, leaving about 1/2 tablespoons
• Stir in onion, pepper, okra and garlic; saute 2 to 3 minutes or until onion is tender.
• Add the shrimp; continue cooking 3 minutes.
• Add rice, tomato, thyme, salt, and basil. Heat thoroughly.

CHICKEN PERLOO

Steps:

• 1. Heat oil over med. high heat, add chicken and cook 8 min. turning once. Transfer chicken to a plate.
• 2. Reduce heat to med. add bacon and cook 4 min. removed with a slotted spoon.Discard all but 2 t. bacon fat from skillet.Add onions and green peppers to same skillet and cook 10 min.
• 3. Add rice, stir till coated evenly. Stir in bacon pieces, broth, salt, pepper, and 1/2 c. water.Return chicken to skillet. Heat to boiling over med. high heat. Reduce heat to med. low and cook uncovered 20-25 min.