Pink Lady Apple & Chorizo Pilaf
Pink Lady Apples (pinkladyapples.co.uk) has created this delicious recipe which will excited the tastebuds of any family and guests you many have this Christmas.
It makes a great lunch and all for under £2 a head! Here's what you'll need and how to make it -
Pink Lady Apple & Chorizo Pilaf
Serves 4
Preparation time: 5-10 minutes
Cooking time: 15-20 minutes
You’ll need:
1 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, sliced
250g pack chorizo cooking sausages, sliced
½ red pepper, finely diced
½ green pepper, finely diced
1 garlic clove, crushed
½ tsp smoked paprika
200 g dried basmati rice
½ x 400 g can chopped tomatoes
450ml chicken stock
pinch of saffron threads soaked in 1 tbsp boiling water
1 Pink Lady apple, cored and diced
Lemon wedges and coriander leaves to serve
What to do:
Heat the oil in a saucepan and cook the onion and sausage for 3-4 minutes until beginning to colour and soften. Add peppers, garlic and smoked paprika and cook for a further 3 minutes.
Add the rice, chopped tomatoes, stock, saffron and soaking liquid and bring to the boil. Cover and cook on a very low heat for 10 minutes, without lifting the lid.
Stir in the apple cubes and cover. Take off the heat and leave to stand for 5 minutes. Check seasoning, scatter with coriander and serve with the lemon wedges.
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Cara Mason @cara_mason