Spanish Chicken and Rice with Chorizo
David shares a delicious recipe for Spanish chicken and rice with chorizo. It’s a great weeknight dish that comes together quickly!
Servings: 4 -6 servings
Calories: 990.63kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups medium grain white rice uncooked
- 2 tablespoons of good quality olive oil
- 6 chicken thighs on the bone
- 300 grams of fresh/semi-cured chorizo roughly chopped
- 1 large green bell pepper cored and chopped
- 1 large onion chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic crushed
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 large tomato diced
- 1 cup of peas
- 3 tablespoons of tomato paste
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1 lemon cut into wedges, to serve
- ½ cup of torn cilantro leaves to serve.
Spice mix
- 2 teaspoons Spanish paprika/pimentón
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon of salt
Instructions
- In a large bowl, cover the rice with water. Soak for 15 minutes and then drain.
- In a small bowl, combine the different ingredients for the spice mix. Pat the chicken try with a paper towel, and then rub the spice mix in. Make sure to get some under the skin!
- In a deep skillet with a lid, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and deeply brown on all sides (roughly 2 minutes per side). Remove the chicken from the pan and put on a plate to one side (it won't be fully cooked at this point).
- In the same pan, add the chorizo. Fry for 8-10 minutes, or until chorizo is golden brown, stirring frequently.
- Add the green pepper and onion, and fry for another 5 minutes before adding the garlic, tomato, tomato paste, peas and bay leaves. Cook for another 2 minutes, until the garlic is aromatic.
- Add the rice to the pan, and then place the chicken on top. Pour in the chicken broth, and bring the pan to the boil.
- Lower the heat to medium, and leave to simmer, covered, for 20-25 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed by the rice and the chicken is cooked through.
- Take the pan off the heat, and leave covered for 10 mins to allow the chicken and rice to rest. Serve hot, garnished with lemon and fresh cilantro.
Nutrition
Calories: 990.63kcal | Carbohydrates: 73.82g | Protein: 49.45g | Fat: 54.32g | Saturated Fat: 15.57g | Cholesterol: 212.99mg | Sodium: 2362.37mg | Potassium: 1031.84mg | Fiber: 6.08g | Sugar: 7.15g | Vitamin A: 1970.83IU | Vitamin C: 74.95mg | Calcium: 91.91mg | Iron: 5.74mg