Smokey Spanish Grains w/ Hake, Chorizo and Peppers
Smoky Spanish Grains with Hake, Chorizo and Peppers
adapted from Alex Makay's Recipe for Merchant Gourmet
"Smoky, sweet, savoury and super satisfying. You can vary the recipe almost endlessly; exchange the hake for chicken, change the fish to whatever’s freshest, add grilled halloumi or melt mozzarella on top, stir in roast meat or vegetables then bake it into a pie, You can also cook a vegan version by adding roast squash, chestnuts, or sundried tomatoes."
Cook Time: 30 mins | Servings: 2 | Difficulty: easy
INGREDIENTS
SWAP SHOP
1 red onion, cut in half and finely diced
1 white onion, cut in half and finely diced
2 cloves garlic, finely sliced
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1 yellow pepper, finely sliced
(any colour pepper)
250g pack Merchant Gourmet Smokey Spanish Style Grains & Rice
250g Cooked Rice
1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes
1 x 400g tin plum tomatoes
75g Chorizo, sliced into 1 cm cubes
2 rashers bacon, roughly diced
1/2 vegetable stock cube in 100ml water
1/2 chicken stock cube in 100ml water
220g Hake fish cut into 2 portions
220g chicken breast cut into 2 portions
1 good pinch salt and pepper
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1/2 tsp Paprika
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper or chilli powder
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp vegetable oil
METHOD
- Preheat your oven to 180 C.
- Get a large shallow pan. Add the onions, garlic, peppers and olive oil. Cover and sweat over a medium heat for 8 minutes or until the vegetables are soft.
- Add the smoky Spanish-style grains and rice, tinned tomatoes, chorizo and vegetable stock. Bring to the boil. Lower the heat to a simmer. Simmer over a medium heat, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes until the sauce has thickened a little. Season to taste with salt, paprika and pepper.
- Transfer to an oven dish. Season the hake with a drizzle olive oil, a pinch salt, pepper and paprika. Place the hake onto the the rice and press to submerge them up to about halfway.
- Oven bake for for 10 minutes until the hake are just cooked through. Take the pan out of the oven. Leave to sit for 3 minutes. Grate the orange zest and then sprinkle the parsley over the top if using.
ADDITIONS
2 tbsp chopped parsley, 1/2 tsp orange zest, 2 tsp capers
NOTES
Swap the fish for chicken or halloumi.
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