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5 from 4 votes

Mloukhieh

An authentic Lebanese dish made with dried or freshly picked jews mallow leaves cooked with chicken strips then simmered in seasoned chicken broth is absolutely delicious over steamed rice, lemon and crushed red peppers if you like it spicey
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Middleeastern
Keyword: hearty stew, jews mallow, malulkhieh, mlukhieh, stew
Author: Lama

Ingredients

  • 1 box Malukhieh Jews Mallow leaves
  • 1 whole chicken or 4 chicken breasts
  • 12 cups water
  • 1 onion quartered
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • 15 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 tablespoons crushed kamooni or cumin
  • 1 tablespoon coriander
  • 4 bouillon cubes
  • 1 tablespoon 7 spices or all spice
  • 2 lemon juice
  • salt to taste
  • 1 bunch cilantro chopped

Instructions

  • Boil a whole chicken in a large pot (add in a quartered onion for aroma), filling the water more than halfway (about 12 cups of water). Allow to boil on low heat, covered for 40 minutes. Drain into a bowl to sift the chicken broth, then set the chicken aside to cool. Once cooled remove the chicken meat off the bones and break it apart. Set aside.  
  • In the meantime, pick out the leaves from any dirt and place them in a large bowl, throwing out long stems and yellow leaves. Throw away the remaining little crushed leaves. Wash the leaves in a colander very well using warm water. Place back in the large bowl, add warm water, and allow to sit for ½ hour then drain using a colander. Repeat washing about 5 times.
  • In the same large pot you boiled the chicken in, add olive oil, minced garlic, and half the amount of chopped cilantro and sauté on high heat for about a minute. Add in the washed Mloukhieh leaves and continue to sauté for another 5 minutes.  
  • Add in the chicken, the chicken broth to cover the Mloukhieh, coriander, seven spices, Kamooni OR cumin, lemon, and bouillon cubes, and mix. Add in the remaining fresh minced cilantro. Cover and set on simmer for 20 minutes. Enjoy over steamed white rice topped with cayenne pepper, chopped cilantro, and more lemon juice!

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