Chicken and Chorizo Paella
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Ingredients
- 450 g chicken thigh fillets, diced
- 150 g chorizo, sliced
- 300 g paella rice
- 1 red pepper, sliced
- 2 ripe tomatoes, finely chopped
- 1 saffron threads
- 850 ml chicken stock
- 3 garlic cloves
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 665 kcal
- Protein
- 38.4 g
- Carbohydrate
- 64.9 g
- of which sugars
- 3.9 g
- Fat
- 27.3 g
- of which saturates
- 7.9 g
- Fibre
- 2.8 g
- Salt
- 3.01 g
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Method
- 1
Heat the olive oil in a wide paella pan and brown the chicken and chorizo together for 6-7 minutes.
- 2
Add the pepper and garlic and fry for 3 minutes, then stir in the tomatoes and saffron and cook for 3 minutes.
- 3
Stir in the rice, then pour in the hot stock. Season and bring to the boil, then simmer without stirring for 18 minutes until the rice is tender.
- 4
Check the chicken has no pink remaining, then rest for 5 minutes before serving.
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