Chicken Chorizo (pollo Con Chorizo)

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 150 -250 g chorizo sausage
• 4 -6 pieces chicken breasts (either whole or cut into bite-size pieces)
• paprika (to season)
• 2 onions
• 6 garlic cloves (or garlic paste)
• 400 g canned tomatoes, passata (or equivalent)
• 2 bay leaves (fresh or dried, also called laurel)
• sherry wine (to flavour) or brandy (to flavour) or red wine (to flavour)
• salt and pepper (to flavour)
• olive oil (for cooking)
• boiled potatoes (to accompany)

Recipe

• 1 season the chicken liberally with paprika.
• 2 brown the chicken in a pan using the olive oil.
• 3 remove the chicken.
• 4 meanwhile chop the chorizo into pieces and add to the pan. (some peel the 'skin' off, but this is optional. don't boil the chorizo! fry it).
• 5 add and fry the onions with the chorizo; the juices from the chorizo will blend with the onion.
• 6 add the garlic and continue to cook lightly for a few minutes.
• 7 add the tomatoes, laurel, sherry, brandy and everything else, including the chicken.
• 8 cook on the hob or in the oven for another hour, stirring if appropriate. (or put in the slow cooker for a few hours).
• 9 serve with boiled potatoes. peas are a good accompaniment.