Spanish Chicken and Chorizo Rice
One pan: chicken browned in chorizo fat, rice cooked in the same pot until it takes on all the paprika.
- Total
- 50 min
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 40 min
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For 4 servings
- chicken thighs24 oz
- chorizo6 oz
- white rice2 cup
- bell pepper2 piece
- yellow onion2 piece
- frozen peas16 tbsp
- canned diced tomatoes1 can
- chicken broth56 tbsp
- garlic12 clove
- smoked paprika6 tsp
- lemon1¼ piece
- fresh parsley12 sprig
- olive oil2 tbsp
- salt2 tsp
You'll need
skillet · bowl
Method
Fry the diced chorizo until it renders its red fat.
5 min · fry
Lift it out and brown the seasoned chicken in that fat.
10 min · fry
Set the chicken aside and soften the onion and pepper.
6 min · saute
Add the garlic and smoked paprika and fry until fragrant.
2 min · saute
Stir the rice through until every grain is coated in the fat.
2 min · saute
Add the tomatoes and broth, then sit the chicken back on top.
3 min · prep
Cover and simmer on low without stirring the rice.
20 min · simmer
Scatter the peas and chorizo over, cover, and rest off the heat.
6 min · rest
Finish with lemon and parsley straight from the pan.
3 min · rest
Serving suggestion
Do not stir the rice once the broth is in — that is what builds the crust on the bottom.