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Chicken Chilidron

Chicken Chilidron recipe, eat well on universal credit

While searching for inexpensive bits of Chicken for the Foxes I came across this box of bits. We had some Chorizo left in the fridge which I added to and this was the result. I’m pretty sure if I’d brought some old cardboard boxes home, Sue would have made a cracking meal from the, but this flavour combination was considerably better….

Ingredients:-

2 Legs & 2 Thighs of Chicken
200g of Chorizo, thickly sliced
1 Onion, sliced
3 Cloves of Garlic, minced
1 Tin of Plumb Tomatoes, chopped
400ml of Chicken Stock
A few sprigs of Rosemary
1 Large Red Pepper, charred in Oil
1 Hand full of mixed Olives
½ a Tsp of Paprika
½ a Tsp of Turmeric
The zest of one Lemon
3 Anchovies, drained
300 ml of boiling Water
A Glug of Shaoxing Wine
Salt & Pepper to season
Oil to fry

Method:-

(1) Add a little Oil to a Dutch Oven and heat to a medium heat.
(2) Season the Chicken portions with Salt & Pepper and then brown on all side, setting aside.
(3) Add the Chorizo and fry until crisp. Remove and set aside with the Chicken.
(4) Add the Onion and fry until softened.
(5) Add the Garlic and stir as it cooks to soak up the Chorizo Oil.
(6) Reduce to heat to low.
(7) Chop the Tomatoes.
(8) Char the Red Pepper in a griddle pan with a little oil. Remove and set aside.
(9) De-glaze the griddle pan with the Shaoxing Wine.
(10) To the Dutch Oven add the Peppers, Tomatoes and Chicken Stock.
(11) Add most of the Rosemary (Holding back a sprig), Chicken, Chorizo and the de-glaze from the griddle pan.
(12) Reduce the heat to low and simmer with the lid slightly open for 1 to 1 ½ hours, until the sauce has thickened and the Chicken is tender.
(13) Place the Olives in a bowl and pour over the boiling water, leaving to steep, with a pinch of Paprika & Turmeric
(14) Add the Olive Stock and cook for a further 30 minutes.
(15) Add the Lemon Zest and Anchovies, stirring in well.
(16) Fry the remain Rosemary to crumble as a garnish.
(17) Before serving remove the Rosemary sprigs from the Dutch Oven.

We served ours over mixed rice and it was really good. Or as Sue says. "It was OK!!!!!"

 

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Pork Fillet with Bacon & Mushroom stuffing, eat well on universal credit

When a Fillet of Pork is less than half the price of a Chicken.....

Ingredients:-

1 Pork Fillet, butterflied
100g of Bacon Lardons
5 Mushrooms, finely diced
1 Small Onion, finely diced
3 Cloves of Garlic, minced
2 Tbsp of Parsley, chopped
3 Tbsp of Breadcrumbs (Gluten free for us)
Salt & Pepper to season
The Zest and Juice of a Lemon
Oil to fry

Method:-

(1) Add Oil to a frying pan and over a medium heat fry the Bacon, until crispy.
(2) Remove and set aside.
(3) In the same pan add the Onions and fry until softened.
(4) Add the Mushrooms & Garlic and season with Salt and Pepper.
(5) Allow to simmer for 5 minutes.
(6) Return the Bacon to the pan and add the Breadcrumbs.
(7) Add the Parsley.
(8) Mix well and then remove from the heat and allow to cool.
(9)  Slice the Fillet lengthways to butterfly, but don’t cut right through.
(10) Hammer out with a Meat hammer so it is thin enough to roll when stuffed.
(11) Spread the stuffing over the Fillet and close. String up so the stuffing remains in the pocket of the meat.
(12) Secure the ends with skewers.
(13) Heat a frying pan heat Oil to a high heat and sear the meat on all sides.
(14) season with Salt & Pepper are brush with Oil.
(15) Add to a baking tray and place in a pre-heated oven at 160c and cook for 20 minutes.
(16) Remove and cover with foil to rest.
(17) Mix the Parsley, Olive Oil, and Lemon.
(18) Drizzle over before slicing into 2cm cuts.

We served ours with Roasted Beetroot, Parsnips, Minted Potatoes and Peas.

 

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