1. Bone-in chicken thighs are best as they stay juicy. However, to use boneless thighs or breast, add them after the rice has been in the oven for 20 minutes.
2. Long- grain white rice works best for lovely fluffy rice. White basmati, medium-grain and short-grain rice also work. Not suitable for brown rice, jasmine, paella or risotto rice.
3. In the event of a dinner emergency, 20 minutes’ marinating time will suffice!
4. If you don’t have an ovenproof pan, transfer every thing to a baking dish after the liquid starts bubbling and cover with foil. Expect to add 5–10 minutes to the bake time before the liquid is all absorbed.
5. If you don’ t have a matching lid for your frying pan (which I don’t), use any pot lid the same size as, or larger, than the frying pan. Otherwise, cover with foil.
LEFTOVERS Fridge 4 days, freezer 3 months.
