Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya

Serves 6-8 Prep Time 10 minutes   Cook Time 90 minutes   Rated:

Well, hello delicious. Like a paella, yet not a paella, this is perfect spicy fare that feeds an army if you are so inclined. Freeze leftovers, whatever leftovers are. Watch out, Creole could be my new thing.

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Need

  • 2 red onions, peeled and halved
  • 3 green chillies
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 200 Grams pancetta, diced
  • 200 Grams chorizo, sliced
  • 200 Grams ham, diced
  • 500 Grams beef broth
  • 2 x 400g Tins diced tomatoes
  • 2 stalks celery, sliced
  • 2 bay leaves
  • Few sprigs fresh thyme
  • Pinches pink salt flakes BUY
  • 2 Teaspoons smoked paprika
  • 1 Cup long-grain rice
  • 1 Kilo chicken thigh fillets, cut into large pieces
  • 1 red capsicum, diced
  • 1 green capsicum, diced
  • Handfuls Italian parsley, to serve
  • 5–6 spring onions, sliced, to serve
  • Sour cream, to serve (optional)

Do

1  

Preheat oven to 170°C.

2  

Place onions, 2 of the green chillies and the garlic into the Thermomix bowl and chop 4 seconds/ speed 5.

3  

Add pancetta and chorizo and sauté 6 minutes/ Varoma/Reverse/speed 1/MC off.

4  

Add ham, broth, tomatoes, celery, bay leaves, thyme, salt and paprika, and cook for 8 minutes/100°C/Reverse/speed 1.

5  

Place rice and chicken into a large oven-proof casserole dish or Dutch oven with lid.

6  

Pour cooked sauce over the top and add the diced capsicum. Cover and cook for 30 minutes. Increase temperature to 180°C and cook further 30 minutes.

7  

Remove lid and cook 15 minutes.

8  

Serve hot with plenty of chopped parsley, spring onions, and the remaining chilli, sliced thinly. Sour cream is not traditional, but does work really well with this dish.

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