Chicken and Chorizo Paella
A traditional Spanish dish, paella is perfect summer food or shared with friends alongside lots of other small plates.
Serves
2Prep
5 minsCook
40 mins
Ingredients:
- 120g unearthed® Smoked Cooking Chorizo
- 400g chicken breast
- Pinch saffron
- 1ltr chicken stock
- 2tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped or crushed
- 1 large red pepper, deseeded and chopped
- 300g paella rice
- 100g frozen peas
- 2tbsp chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
- 1 lemon cut into wedges to serve
Method:
- Make up your stock and add a pinch of saffron to it
- Heat the pan and add the chicken and cook until turning brown
- Add the chopped onion and fry for 5-6 mins until soft, then add the garlic and cook for 1 min
- Add the sliced pepper, cook for 1 min further then add the chorizo and cook until starting to brown
- Add the rice and stir thoroughly to mix the rice, chorizo, oil and vegetables
- Stir in the chicken stock, then simmer for 25 mins until all the liquid has been absorbed
- Stir in the peas and parsley, cooking for 5 mins until heated through
- Add a wedge of lemon to serve
