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Rice with spicy chicken: RECIPE

Red rice with spicy chicken

Ingredients
For the red rice
1 tbsp olive oil
1 clove garlic, finely sliced
¼ red onion, finely sliced
1 tsp paprika
1 tbsp tomato purée
50ml/2fl oz red wine
150g/5½oz rice, cooked according to packet instructions
salt and freshly ground black pepper
For the chicken
½ tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp paprika
1 tbsp olive oil
½ lemon, juice only
½ tsp dried chilli flakes
100g/3½oz chicken breast
To serve
2 tbsp grated Manchego cheese
25g/1oz Greek yoghurt

spicy chicken

Method
Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.

For the red rice, heat the olive oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Add the garlic and onion and fry for 2-3 minutes, until softened.

Add the paprika, fry for one minute, then add the tomato purée and red wine. Bring to the boil then simmer to reduce the liquid by half.

Add the cooked rice, stir well and season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

For the chicken, place the cayenne pepper, paprika, oil, lemon juice and chilli flakes into a bowl and mix together well.

Add the chicken breast, turn in the spice mixture to coat and leave to marinate for 10 minutes.

Heat an ovenproof griddle pan until smoking. Rub off the marinade and chargrill the chicken breast for two minutes on each side, until brown griddle marks appear. Transfer to the oven and cook for 10-12 minutes, or until completely cooked through (the juices should run clear when the breast is pierced with a skewer).

Remove the chicken from the oven and slice the chicken into bite-sized pieces.

To serve, place the chicken on a warm plate with the red rice alongside. Garnish the red rice with the grated Manchego, garnish the chicken with the Greek yoghurt.

Source: BBC FOODS