
Portuguese chicken rice
Arroz de frango: saucy, tomatoey rice with chicken and a little chorizo.
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Ingredients
- Chicken thigh fillets600 g
- Basmati rice300 g
- Chopped tomatoes (tin)1 tin
- Brown onions150 g
- Peppers1 pepper
- Vegetable stock cubes1 cube
- Chorizo ring75 g
Also uses from the cupboard: vegetable oil, table salt, ground black pepper, dried mixed herbs. Missing any? You can add them to your shop on the shopping list.
Usually contains: Celery, Gluten.
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Estimated from typical ingredient values, including a teaspoon of oil. Children's portions are smaller.
Method
- Slice the chorizo and cut the chicken thighs into chunks. Brown them together in a large pan over a medium-high heat for 6 minutes. Chop the onion and pepper, add and cook for 5 minutes.600 g chicken thigh fillets150 g brown onions1 pepper75 g chorizo ring
- Add the chopped tomatoes, a bay leaf or a pinch of dried mixed herbs, and the stock cube dissolved in 900 ml of boiling water. Simmer for 10 minutes.1 tin chopped tomatoes1 cube
- Stir in the rice and cook for 15 minutes, stirring now and then, until tender. It should stay a little soupy, so add a splash of water if it dries out.300 g basmati rice
- Take off the heat, rest for 5 minutes and serve in bowls.
Keep it loose. Portuguese chicken rice is meant to be saucy, not dry like a pilaf.
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