Chicken for Almodovar

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup almonds toasted sliced
• 1 tablespoon butter 
• 2 tablespoons butter chopped
• 6 medium pieces chicken breast cut in half across the breast
• 1 cup chicken stock see 
• 3 cups chicken stock see 
• 1 cup cooking wine dry white
• 3 tablespoons evoo extra-virgin
• 1  bay leaf fresh
• 4 cloves garlic crushed
• 1 small tub olives green spanish pitted coarsely chopped
• 1 medium onion thinly sliced quartered
• 2  pimentos jarred halved drained sliced
• 0.3 teaspoon saffron threads 
• 4 servings salt and pepper 
• 1 cups rice white
• 0.3 cup a couple of handfuls chopped
• 0.3 cup handfuls 

Equipment

• frying pan
• sauce pan
• whisk
• pot

Directions

1. In a medium sauce pan bring stock and butter to a boil.
2. Add saffron and rice. Cover pot, reduce heat to low and simmer 18 to 20 minutes. Fluff with fork.
3. In a large skillet over medium high heat, brown chicken seasoned with salt and pepper in 2 tablespoons oil, 2 turns of the pan, about 2 - 3 minutes on each side.
4. Remove chicken and add another tablespoon evoo, a turn of the pan.
5. Add garlic and onions and saut 2 minutes to begin to soften them. Stir in bay, pimento, olives, raisins.
6. Add wine and cook 1 minute, picking up any pan drippings.
7. Add stock and bring liquid up to a bubble.
8. Whisk in butter until melted. Return chicken to the pan and reduce heat to simmer. Cook 15 minutes.
9. Serve chicken over saffron rice and garnish with lots of chopped parsley and a generous topping of toasted almonds.