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Sheet-Pan Turmeric Chicken and Crispy Rice (NYT)
A layer of crunchy, golden rice at the bottom of a pan is revered across many cultures, be it a Persian tahdig, Korean nurungji or Spanish socarrat, and you can get a similar result by baking oiled rice at high heat on a sheet pan. Here, bone-in chicken legs are coated in a mix of turmeric, ginger and garlic and nestled into a pan of scallion-flecked short-grain rice. As it all roasts, the spiced chicken fat seasons the rice, which turns especially crisp where it meets the edges and bottom of the pan while staying soft and chewy on top. Dabbed with more turmeric-ginger mixture at the end, it’s a richly flavored and textured chicken and rice dish all made in one pan.
Ingredients
  • ¼ cup fresh lemon juice, plus more for serving
  • 6 garlic cloves, finely grated or minced
  • 2 tablespoons fresh ginger (from 1 2-inch piece), finely grated or minced
  • 3 teaspoons kosher salt (such as Diamond Crystal or use 1 ½ teaspoons coarse kosher salt, such as Morton), more as needed
  • 2 teaspoons ground turmeric
  • 2 teaspoons ground coriander
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 pounds bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs and drumsticks
  • 5 cups cooked short-grain rice (such as sushi rice, see Tip) ( sh: use 1½ cups uncooked long grain, plus water)
  • 1 bunch scallions, thinly sliced, white and green parts separated
  • 5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, more as needed
  • ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves and tender stems
Note: Ingredients may have been altered from the original.
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