Milk-Braised Chicken Legs with Spiced Rice · Faith Middleton's Food Schmooze

Ingredients

• 12 (about 4 pounds) bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
• Kosher salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 18 pearl onions (peeled)
• 3 celery stalks (sliced on an angle into 1-inch pieces)
• 5 (2-inch-long) strips orange zest, (removed with a vegetable peeler)
• 2 whole star anise
• 1 (2-inch) cinnamon stick
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 5 cups whole milk
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 shallot (thinly sliced)
• 2 garlic cloves (thinly sliced)
• 1 teaspoon coriander seeds (toasted and ground)
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds (toasted and ground)
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 cups long-grain brown rice, (rinsed under cold water)
• 2 scallions (green parts only, thinly sliced, for garnish)