Homemade Molokhia with Chicken

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Fried onion

1. 1
   Cook the chicken with the onion in the water about 45 minutes, until tender. Remove the chicken, pull it into pieces and reserve the stock.

   StoveLarge pot
2. 2
   Heat the butter and oil in a large pot over medium heat.

   ⚙ Pan-fryingStoveLarge pot
3. 3
   Add and fry 5–8 minutes, stirring now and then, until the onion is soft and translucent and starts to turn golden at the edges. If it browns too fast, lower the heat.

   ⚙ Adding to the hot fat and fryingStove

   💡Add by cooking time: what needs long (onion, carrot, meat) goes in first, and what burns fast (garlic, dry spices) goes in last, only until fragrant.
4. 4
   Add the garlic and fry about 30 seconds to 1 minute, just until fragrant. Don't let the garlic brown.

   ⚙ Adding to the hot fat and fryingStove

To assemble

1. 5
   Add the molokhia and stir for 3 minutes.

   Stove
2. 6
   Add 4¼ cups from the reserved chicken stock and the tomatoes and bring to a boil.

   Stove
3. 7
   Add the cumin, turmeric, salt and black pepper and cook 15 minutes, until the soup is thick.

   Stove
4. 8
   Add the vinegar and cook 5 more minutes.

   Stove
5. 9
   Add the cilantro and stir.
6. 10
   Serve with white rice and with the chicken pieces.