Needless to say, I have been busy. Nevermind, back for another GREAT recipe!!
I was honoured to have been invited to a very good friend's house for lunch and a fantastic lunch it was! She made the most AMAZING meal - such depth of flavours - I have been craving this since the time I left her home! Thank you, Isabella!!!
Got this recipe from Delia's website, and made it tonight. I will just copy the recipe word for word, but I substituted a couple of things - to make life easier! Didn't have sun-dried paste - used normal; didn't have two red peppers, so used a red and orange; don't like black olives, so used green. Anyway, just use what you have and you will be impressed with the result! Excellent for a dinner party, but equally as good for a good Friday Night Meal!!! (I love leftovers!!!)
Chicken Basque
"The delicious combination of chicken and rice, olives and peppers is typical of all the regions around the western Mediterranean but, to my mind, this Spanish version, with the addition of spicy chorizo sausage and a hint of paprika, beats the lot. My interpretation of it also uses dried tomatoes preserved in oil to give it even more character. This recipe will provide a complete supper for four from the same pot – it needs nothing to accompany it!"
| Ingredients |
|---|
| 1 x 3½ lb (1.75 kg) chicken, jointed into 8 pieces |
| 2 large red peppers |
| 1 very large or 2 medium onions |
| 2-3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil |
| 5 oz (150 g) chorizo sausage, skinned and cut into ½ inch (1 cm) slices |
| 2 oz (50 g) sun-dried tomatoes in oil |
| 2 large cloves garlic, chopped |
| 1 level tablespoon sun-dried tomato paste |
| ½ level teaspoon hot paprika |
| brown basmati rice measured to the 8 fl oz (225 ml) level in a glass measuring jug |
| 10 fl oz (275 ml) chicken stock (or stock made from Marigold vegetable bouillon powder) |
| 6 fl oz (170 ml) dry white wine |
| ½ large orange, cut into wedges |
| 1 level teaspoon chopped fresh thyme |
| 2 oz (50 g) black olives (pitted if you prefer) |
| salt and freshly milled black pepper |
Method
Start
by seasoning the chicken joints well with salt and pepper. Next, slice
the red peppers in half and remove the seeds and pith, then slice each
half into six strips. Likewise, peel the onion and slice into strips of
approximately the same size. The dried tomatoes should be drained, wiped
dry with kitchen paper and then cut into ½ inch (1 cm)
pieces.
Now heat 2 tablespoons olive
oil in the casserole and, when it is fairly hot, add the chicken pieces –
two or three at a time – and brown them to a nutty golden colour on
both sides. As they brown remove them to a plate lined with kitchen
paper, using a draining spoon. Next add a little more oil to the
casserole, with the heat slightly higher than medium. As soon as the oil
is hot, add the onion and peppers and allow them to brown a little at
the edges, moving them around from time to time, for about 5 minutes. After that, add the chorizo, sun-dried tomatoes and garlic and toss these around for a minute or two until the garlic is pale golden and the chorizo has taken on some colour. Next, stir in the rice and, when the grains have a good coating of oil, add the sun-dried tomato paste, paprika and chopped thyme. Pour in the stock and wine, and add some seasoning. As soon as everything has reached simmering point, turn the heat down to a gentle simmer. Add a little more seasoning, then place the chicken gently on top of everything (it's important to keep the rice down in the liquid). Finally, place the wedges of orange in among the chicken and scatter with the olives.
Cover with a tight-fitting lid and cook over the gentlest possible heat for about 50 minutes-1 hour or until the rice is cooked but still retains a little bite. Alternatively cook in a pre-heated oven at gas mark 4, 350°F (180°C), for 1 hour.
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