Recipe for Basque Style Chicken Casserole

Ingredients

Serves 4

4 x large chicken thighs

olive oil

1 orange – peeled and cut into segments

2 x large onions roughly chopped

150g shallots (peeled)

4 x large cloves of garlic

3 x large red peppers (cored and in slices )

150g chorizo cut into small strips

20 x black olives

1 teaspoon fresh or dried thyme (or provencale herbs also work well)

750ml chicken stock

Salt and pepper

1.5 – 2  teaspoons hot paprika

Steamed rice to serve

Method

1. In a large frying pan fry the chicken thighs in a little olive oil until nice browned on both sides. Place in a large oven proof casserole dish.
2. Fry the onion and garlic and shallots till soft (not browned) and place in casserole on top of chicken.
3. Fry (sliced) peppers and chorizo and continue cooking until peppers softened and place in casserole .
4. Add stock, paprika, herbs, tomato concentrate, olives and chorizo.
5. Place in pre-heated oven at 180 degrees for 1 hour – 1.5 hours until tender.
6. Serve with steamed rice and or steamed spinach.

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