Arabic Aunts Abouli

• 1 whole Chicken, Washed And Cut
• 1 whole Peeled Yellow Onion
• 4 dashes Cinnamon
• 2 dashes Nutmeg
• 1/4 cups Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1/2 cups Slivered Almonds
• 1 pound Ground Chuck
• 2 dashes Allspice
• 3 dashes Salt
• 4 cups Strained Broth From Chicken
• 2 cups Rice

1. Boil one chicken, washed and cut, with a peeled yellow onion for about 1 hour.
2. The onions purpose is strictly to get rid of the gross Im cooking a raw chicken smell.
3. Once the chicken is done, you can toss the onion.
4. After it has boiled for about 15-20 minutes, skim the froth, or starch, off the top and discard.
5. This will prevent the water from boiling over.
6. Then add 2 dashes or shakes of cinnamon, nutmeg and salt to the water.
7. Once the chicken is done, set 4 cups of broth aside and shred the chicken.
8. Meanwhile, in another pan, put the extra virgin olive oil and slivered almonds.
9. Slightly brown the almonds and set aside.
10. Add the ground chuck to the same pan.
11. While its browning, add 2 shakes of cimmanon and a shake or two of salt.
12. DO NOT DRAIN.
13. Once its browned, put about 4 cups of strained broth from the chicken over the meat and let it come to a boil.
14. Then toss in 2 cups rice and let the rice soak up the broth.
15. In a 13x9 inch casserole dish, layer the rice, shredded chicken and then the almonds.

chicken, onion, cinnamon, nutmeg, olive oil, ground chuck, dashes allspice, salt, strained broth, rice

Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/arabic-aunte28099s-abouli/ (may not work)