Recipe: Chicken and rice

Ingredients

• 300 g rice
• 500 g chopped chicken
• 1 red pepper
• 1 tomato
• 1 onion
• 750 ml chicken stock
• Paprika, saffron and salt

Method

1.- Brown the chicken with salt and set aside.

2.- Sauté the onion, pepper and tomato.

3.- Add the paprika and rice and stir for a minute.

4.- Return the chicken and add the hot stock and saffron.

5.- Cook 18 minutes over medium-low heat and rest for 5 minutes.

A little history

Chicken and rice is a widespread dish in Spain and Latin America, with different versions in each country.

Tip: Measure the stock: about two and a half times the volume of rice.

You may also like: Valencian paella, Pasta carbonara, Stewed lentils.