Chicken and Rice with Paprika

Ingredients

• water
• 2 cups long grain rice
• 5 Chicken pieces
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup butter
• parsley
• 1 medium Onion
• 1 tsp. paprika
• 1 small piece celery

Directions

1. Place chicken in pot; cover with water (at least 6 cups).
2. Bring to boil removing scum from top; add salt and cook until tender. About 1 hour.
3. Meanwhile, melt butter in frying pan and saute finely chopped Onion and celery until light gold colour, stirring to prevent burning.
4. When chicken is completely cooked, measure 5 cups of broth into frying pan and bring to boil.
5. Add rice and 1 tsp. salt, cover and cook slowly until water is absorbed, about 20 minutes.
6. Place in a warm serving dish. While rice is boiling, remove Chicken pieces from pot and drain well. Brown Chicken in melted butter and 1 tsp. paprika.
7. Place Chicken pieces over rice.
8. Sprinkle dish with chopped parsley, salt and black pepper.