Paprika chicken
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- 8 skinless chicken thighs - bone in
- 500ml chicken stock
- 100g Tomato puree
- 1 tin of good quality tinned tomatoes
- 1/2 lemon juiced
- 2 tablespoons spanish smoked papirka
- olive oil
- 1 red pepper
- 1 green pepper
- 5 cloves garlic
- handful of chopped flat leaf parsley
- 1 stick celery
- 2 medium sized onions
- red chilli (optional)
Method
- STEP 1Chop up onions, chilli (if using), garlic and celery and fry in olive oil until translucent.
- STEP 2Place in a bowl and then fry off chicken thighs in same pan
- STEP 3Once thighs are golden, tip back in onions, garlic etc.
- STEP 4Add the tomato puree and fry for another 1-2mins
- STEP 5Add chicken stock, tinned tomatoes (chop if necessary), lemon juice
- STEP 6Simmer for 1:15mins and at the same time preheat oven to 220c/Gas mark 8
- STEP 7Deseed and slice peppers, toss in olive oil
- STEP 8Roast peppers until slightly charred in oven
- STEP 9Once peppers are cooked add to stew
- STEP 10Before serving, season to taste (your chicken stock may already contain salt) and add the chopped flat leaf parsley.
- STEP 11Serve with rice or a nice crusty bread