Saturday, June 16, 2012

Easy Chicken and Chorizo Paella

This is a paella recipe for people who aren't fans of seafood.  If you have fussy eaters that dislike vegetables, try using a food processor to "hide" the vegetables in the sauce.

Blend in a food processor or finely dice 1 small brown onion, half a red capsicum and 1 clove of garlic.  Fry in 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika, 1/2 teaspoon mild paprika in 1-2 tablespoon of olive oil briefly then add the vegetables and 8 saffron strings.  Add 200g of diced chicken and 100g of sliced chorizo and 200g of short-grain rice.  Cook until it looks dry then add about 600ml hot chicken stock.  When it boils, reduce heat to low and simmer. Set a timer for 25 minutes.  When there is 10 minutes left on the cooking time, add a couple of handfuls of frozen peas to the top. When the timer hits 5 minutes turn the heat up to high to burn a crust into this baby.  When the timer sounds take it off the heat and cover with a tea towel if it looks wet, and with a pot lid if it looks dry.  Then you should end up with this.  You can used a frypan instead of a paella pan.



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