Canja

=== Ingredients ===
* 1 x Stewing Chicken
* 8 cup water
* 2 x onions
* 1 x clove garlic
* 2 x carrots, finely diced
* 1 cup Long grain rice
* 1 x tomato, peeled, seeded and diced
* 1 tbl parsley leaves
* 1 tbl Chopped cilantro or chopped mint
* Freshly ground pepper
* salt
* Chicken gizzard
== Directions ==
* Cut Chicken into 4 pieces
* Wash Chicken well with salt and lemon
* Rinse, and season with salt and pepper
* Place Chicken,gizzard, onions, carrots and water in a stockpot and simmer 2 hours
* Add the garlic ( peeled whole)tomato, salt, pepper and cook another 30 minutes or until Chicken is very tender.
* Remove bones and skin,and shred Chicken .
* Return shredded Chicken to pot, add the rice and cook until rice is very soft, almost creamy. Stir in parsley and cilantro.Check seasonings
* Boil a few minutes and serve very hot.
=== Other Links ===
== See also ==
Category:Brazilian Recipes
Category:Brazilian Soups
Category:Cereals Recipes
Category:Chicken Recipes
Category:Clove Recipes
Category:Mint Recipes
Category:Rice Recipes
Category:Soup Recipes