Faith Middleton's Food Schmooze

Ingredients

• 12 (about 4 pounds) bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
• Kosher salt and 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