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Breath of the Wild – Poultry Pilaf

July 2, 2020 By Victoria Rosenthal

I always find myself thinking about the amazing recipes in Breath of the Wild. This is the greatest Zelda food game! The number of recipes you can find by experimenting in front of a cooking station is just impressive. I also love that depending on the quality of the ingredients you use, it can alter the recipe. A great example of this is the pilaf recipes. The most basic version is the curry pilaf. This version utilizes Goron spices to give it that curried flavor. The next version is the Poultry Pilaf, which is one of the recipes we are making this week. This pilaf uses a raw bird drumstick to get that poultry in there but does not include Goron spices like the previous one. For our base we have a highly seasoned chicken breast and a delicious pilaf filled with carrots, peas, and nuts. Finally, if you want to upgrade your pilaf to a Prime Poultry Pilaf, I have included a recipe for a spice rubbed duck that really takes this dish to the next level.

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Chicken
2 chicken breast, cut into large bite-sized pieces
1 cup yogurt
juice of ½ lemon
¼ cup olive oil
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp garlic powder
½ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp coriander
½ tsp paprika
½ tsp black pepper
1 tsp salt

Pilaf
1 pinch saffron threads
¼ cup boiling water
½ onion, minced
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 tbsp butter
1 cup basmati rice
½ cup medium grain rice
2 tsp salt
3 ¾ cups chicken broth
2 cardamom pods
1 cinnamon stick
⅓ cup pistachio, roughly chopped
½ cup cashews, roughly chopped
2 carrots, diced
8 ½ oz can of peas

Duck
2 boneless, skin-on duck breast
1 tbsp olive oil
½ tsp black pepper
1 tbsp turmeric
1 tsp coriander
½ tsp cumin
½ tsp paprika
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp butter

Combine the yogurt, lemon, olive oil, cumin, garlic powder, cinnamon, coriander, paprika, black pepper, and salt in a bowl. Add the chicken and mix until all the pieces are fully covered. Cover and let it rest in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour, up to 8 hours.

Next, we’ll prepare the rice. Place the saffron and boiling water in a cup and allow to steep for 5 minutes. Heat a saucepan with butter over medium heat. Melt the butter and add the onions and cook until translucent. Add the garlic and cook for 2 minutes, until fragrant.

Add the rice and cook until slightly toasted, about 3 minutes. Add the saffron water, salt, cardamom pods, cinnamon stick, and vegetable broth. Bring to a boil and then reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook until the rice has cooked, about 20 minutes. Set aside.

To start making the pilaf, heat a pan over medium-high heat. Add the pistachios and cashews and toast slightly. Cook until they just start to brown, about 3-5 minutes. Once toasted, remove from the pan and set aside. In the same pan, add two teaspoons of canola and allow to heat up. Add the carrots and cook until it softens, about 5 minutes.

Add the cooked rice and peas. Mix well and cook for about 5 minutes. Add the nuts and, once mixed in, transfer to a large bowl. Keep the pan over medium heat.

Before cooking the chicken, transfer the chicken to a plate and pat dry with a paper towel. You don’t want the chicken to be overly covered with the marinade. Place the chicken in the pan and cook until the chicken is cooked all the way through, about 10 minutes. Transfer to the bowl with the rice and mix together.

If you are going to upgrade this poultry pilaf to a prime pilaf, combine the spices for the duck. Rub the duck breast with olive oil. Season with spices. In a pan, over medium-high heat, melt the butter. Place the duck skin side down in the pan and cook for 5-8 minutes, until the skin is crispy. Flip and cook for another 5-6 minutes for medium or 6-8 minutes for medium-well.

Print Recipe

Poultry (and Prime) Pilaf

Ingredients

Chicken

  • 2 chicken breast cut into large bite-sized pieces
  • 1 cup yogurt
  • juice of ½ lemon
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp coriander
  • ½ tsp paprika
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp salt

Pilaf

  • 1 pinch saffron threads
  • ¼ cup boiling water
  • ½ onion minced
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 cup basmati rice
  • ½ cup medium grain rice
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 3 ¾ cups chicken broth
  • 2 cardamom pods
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • ⅓ cup pistachio roughly chopped
  • ½ cup cashews roughly chopped
  • 2 carrots diced
  • 8 ½ oz can of peas

Duck

  • 2 boneless skin-on duck breast
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • 1 tbsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp coriander
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • ½ tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp butter

Instructions

  • Combine the yogurt, lemon, olive oil, cumin, garlic powder, cinnamon, coriander, paprika, black pepper, and salt in a bowl. Add the chicken and mix until all the pieces are fully covered. Cover and let it rest in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour, up to 8 hours.
  • Next, we’ll prepare the rice. Place the saffron and boiling water in a cup and allow to steep for 5 minutes. Heat a saucepan with butter over medium heat. Melt the butter and add the onions and cook until translucent. Add the garlic and cook for 2 minutes, until fragrant.
  • Add the rice and cook until slightly toasted, about 3 minutes. Add the saffron water, salt, cardamom pods, cinnamon stick, and vegetable broth. Bring to a boil and then reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook until the rice has cooked, about 20 minutes. Set aside.
  • To start making the pilaf, heat a pan over medium-high heat. Add the pistachios and cashews and toast slightly. Cook until they just start to brown, about 3-5 minutes. Once toasted, remove from the pan and set aside. In the same pan, add two teaspoons of canola and allow to heat up. Add the carrots and cook until it softens, about 5 minutes.
  • Add the cooked rice and peas. Mix well and cook for about 5 minutes. Add the nuts and, once mixed in, transfer to a large bowl. Keep the pan over medium heat.
  • Before cooking the chicken, transfer the chicken to a plate and pat dry with a paper towel. You don’t want the chicken to be overly covered with the marinade. Place the chicken in the pan and cook until the chicken is cooked all the way through, about 10 minutes. Transfer to the bowl with the rice and mix together.
  • If you are going to upgrade this poultry pilaf to a prime pilaf, combine the spices for the duck. Rub the duck breast with olive oil. Season with spices. In a pan, over medium-high heat, melt the butter. Place the duck skin side down in the pan and cook for 5-8 minutes, until the skin is crispy. Flip and cook for another 5-6 minutes for medium or 6-8 minutes for medium-well.

Filed Under: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda, Video Game Food Tagged With: Chicken, Duck, Rice, Video Game Food, Video Game Recipe, Video Games

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Comments

  1. Sol says

    August 8, 2020 at 4:47 pm

    This sounds so good! Why must it be Saturday night already with all stores closed (welcome to Europe)? Will have to wait for later, I suppose.

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