Red wine chicken & chorizo

Spanish red wine chicken, make a big pot for a family get together

All the best Spanish ingredients go together to make this incredibly tasty Spanish stew – olives, chorizo, red wine. What more could you want?

Add a little Spanish guitar and some good Rioja or Sangria and drift off to sunny Spain.

Serves 4 – 6

Ingredients

• 1 large chicken, cut into 8 pieces (get the butcher to do it for you if you don’t fancy it)
• 2 tablespoons plain flour, seasoned with salt and black pepper
• 2 tablespoons sunflower oil
• 1 good sized Chorizo sausage, sliced, skin removed
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 red onion cut into wedges
• 3 peppers (2 red, 1 yellow), sliced, seeds discarded
• 300ml red wine
• Leaves from 1 sprig fresh rosemary
• Leaves from 1 sprig fresh thyme
• 100g mixed black and green olives (without stones)
• Large bunch flatleaf parsley, chopped

Preparation

1. Put the chicken pieces in a large bowl and toss with the seasoned flour.
2. Heat the oil in a large pan and place the chicken pieces in skin side down. Cook for 4-5 minutes until the skin is golden. Turn and cook for a further 3-4 minutes.
3. Remove the chicken and set aside. Add the Chorizo to the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes. Stir in the garlic, red onion, peppers and any remaining flour, toss together well and cook for about 5 minutes.
4. Add the wine and simmer rapidly for a few minutes. Turn down the heat and return the chicken and any juices to the pan.
5. Add the rosemary and thyme and season. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes until the chicken is cooked and the sauce is reduced.
6. Stir in the olives and flatleaf parsley and simmer for a further 2 minutes.
7. Serve with rosemary sautéed potatoes and a good Spanish red wine.

Drink

A good Spanish red wine or some Sangria.

Make a night of it

Make a night of it with authentic Spanish tableware. Go to town and invite your friends to your own Spanish party. Whether its a raucous fiesta style tomato fight or just a select few to diner there are lots of Spanish fiestas here to help to create your own. Throw in some Spanish guitar and you could almost be there!

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