Basque Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 chicken weighing 2 1/4 lbs
- 1 3/4 lbs tomatoes
- 2 green peppers
- 2 onions
- 3 garlic cloves
- 5 tbsp olive oil
- 4 floz hot chicken stock
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 pinches freshly ground black pepper
- 9 oz long grain rice
- 1 tbsp paprika
Instructions
- Wash and dry chicken and giblets. Cut chicken into 8 pieces.
- Skin and quarter tomatoes, removing core.
- Halve and clean peppers, then wash and dry them before cutting into strips.
- Peel onions and garlic and chop finely.
- Heat 3 tbsp oil. Brown chicken pieces thoroughly. Add onion and garlic and continue to fry, turning frequently, until soft.
- Add tomato, green pepper, stock, 1 tsp salt and pepper, then cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Wash and drain rice well before frying in remaining oil in a separate pan. Pour in twice as much water as there is rice, add 1/2 tsp salt, cover and cook over low heat for 20 minutes or until rice is done.
- Stir in paprika, put into serving dish and arrange chicken and vegetables on top.
Calories: 883 kcal
Carbohydrates: 69 g
Protein: 44 g
Fat: 48g
Saturated Fat: 11 g
Trans Fat: 1 g
Cholesterol: 144 mg
Sodium: 1066 mg
Potassium: 1140 mg
Fiber: 5 g
Sugar: 10 g
Vitamin A: 2218 IU
Vitamin C: 86 mg
Calcium: 85 mg
Iron: 3 mg