Chicken and Chorizo Paella

This is a Spanish dish. I quite like to cook different cuisines . Makes dinner interesting . Well this dish is normally served with clams or some sort f other fish.  won't be adding any sort of seafood to my paella. But feel free to do it if you like it. I am not a fish eater at all. i know coming from a Country like Malta , surrounded by fish and lots of heritage about fisher man villages. But I just don't like it , not even the smell of it.

 

Chicken and Chorizo Paella and Bruschetta

For the Chicken and Chorizo
Ingredients

6 chicken legs on the bone

1 chorizo sausage, sliced
3 rashers of bacon

1 large onion finely chopped

3 garlic cloves, crushed
2 red peppers chopped
3 chillies seeds removed
2 tsp smoked paprika
1 litre warm chicken stock
300g paella rice
Oil

For the Bruschetta
Ingredients

1 ciabatta loaf
Olive oil
Cherry tomatoes
Red onion
2 garlic cloves
Mixed herbs

Preparation Time : 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 1 hour
Total time : 1 hour 30 minutes
Serves: 3-4
Level : Medium

Method

Get it all ready , so you won't forget anything . Well ideally you cook this in a paella dish. I don't have on so I used a big deep pan. Start browning by browning your chicken all over, and set aside. In the same pan fry the chorizo until nice brown and crisp all over, add the bacon half way so you crisp it as-well. There will be some vibrant colors in your pan and the smell in your kitchen , divine. Lower the heat and add the onion until soft about 3 minutes. Add the crushed garlic and cook for a further minute. Now the peppers paprika and chillies. Give it all a good stir, and return the chicken back to the pan. Simmer for 25 minutes. Add the paella rice , stir and cover tightly. Keep an eye on it as the water will be all absorbed and it might catch a little.

 

 

 

For the Bruschetta

Method

Cut the ciabatta loaf into little strips, rub it with a garlic clove , drizzle with some oil , sprinkle some mixed herbs and put in the oven for 6-8 minutes. In the meantime, chop your cherry tomatoes in quarters and finely chop the onion , put in a bowl with a drizzle of oil and seasoning , and serve along side with the bread and the Paella.