As everything else goes up in price, a free range chicken has become really expensive. If you look hard you can still get one for about a fiver (maybe more) and one chicken will feed lots of people. I can not bring myself to eat chicken breasts in a restaurant, fat and too large; or any made up product which will have battery chicken meat in it. Fussy? Well, like free trade coffee and tea, there are a few things you can take a stand on without becoming all Paltrowish. One positive result is that you really enjoy chicken when you have it.
So one chicken: chopped into at least 8 portions- I cut the breast into 4 so that makes 10 pieces; the back and feet covered with water and simmered for stock with a onion, no need to peel, peppercorns, salt, bay leaf and optionally any other veg you have eg a celery stick or two; then one meal of chorizo, chicken and rice; one of tagine al la Jamie.
Chicken and Rice with Chorizo - in a large frying pan for 2/3/4
Brown rice - this works well though you could use basmati
Chicken pieces
Chorizo - the long sausage type, about 3ins to each 4 chicken pieces
Onion, garlic, oil, herbs
Olives, skinned peppers from a jar or a fresh red pepper, sun dried tomatoes - optional
So one chicken: chopped into at least 8 portions- I cut the breast into 4 so that makes 10 pieces; the back and feet covered with water and simmered for stock with a onion, no need to peel, peppercorns, salt, bay leaf and optionally any other veg you have eg a celery stick or two; then one meal of chorizo, chicken and rice; one of tagine al la Jamie.
Chicken and Rice with Chorizo - in a large frying pan for 2/3/4
Brown rice - this works well though you could use basmati
Chicken pieces
Chorizo - the long sausage type, about 3ins to each 4 chicken pieces
Onion, garlic, oil, herbs
Olives, skinned peppers from a jar or a fresh red pepper, sun dried tomatoes - optional
- Cook as much brown rice as you need, a large handful per person, in water to which you have added a chicken stock cube or chicken stock.
- Soften at least one onion and 2 cloves garlic in olive oil; add the chopped chorizo and let it all cook together for several minutes.If you are using a fresh pepper chop it and add it now.
- In the same pan, after you have taken the veg etc out, brown your seasoned chicken pieces (as many as you want/need) till golden.
- Put all the ingredients together in the pan, and let them stew - you shouldn't need any liquid but just add a little if you do.
- When the chicken is cooked, say 20 minutes but check by poking near the bone with a skewer, add the cooked rice; heat it all together.
- Add some sliced red peppers from a jar and/or some sun dried tomatoes from a jar/ and or olives - or leave as it is. Carry on heating gently.
- Add lots of chopped parsley and some basil.
- Enjoy with a salad or alternatively add frozen peas to the rice at the last minute so you have some greens in the dish.
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