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40 ml extra-virgin olive oil (36 g)
300 g mushrooms, very finely chopped
1 medium brown onion, finely chopped (150 g)
2 garlic cloves, grated (10 g)
600 g boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1 cm pieces
6 g smoked paprika
200 ml reduced-salt chicken stock (200 g)
1.5 g iodised table salt, plus more to taste
12 g cornflour (cornstarch)
250 g Greek yoghurt
300 g white rice (dry)
30 g unsalted butter
10 g flat-leaf parsley, chopped
Ground black pepper, to taste
Method
Heat the oil in a wide pan over high heat and cook the mushrooms hard for 6-8 minutes, without stirring much, until their water has gone and they smell nutty. Rushing this leaves the sauce grey and watery.
Add the onion and cook 5 minutes, then the garlic for 1 minute.
Add the chicken and smoked paprika and stir for 2 minutes, then pour in the stock, add the salt, cover and simmer on low for 20-25 minutes. The chicken should be at least 75C/167F and soft enough to crush against the side of the pan. There is less stock here than you might expect, because the yoghurt stirred in at the end is what makes the sauce.
Meanwhile rinse the rice, put it in a pan with 600 ml water and a tight lid, boil, then cook 12 minutes on the lowest heat and rest 10 minutes off the heat. Fork the butter through it.
Slurry the cornflour with 30 ml cold water, stir it into the simmering sauce and cook 2 minutes, until it coats the meat.
Take the pan off the heat and stir in the yoghurt a spoonful at a time. Boiling it after this point splits it into grains.
Taste and adjust the salt, scatter with parsley and serve over the rice with plenty of sauce.
Safety and storage
Cook to
75°C / 167°F in the centre (poultry, including minced poultry)
Keeps
2 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 75°C
The Food Safety Information Council table gives poultry, whole or minced, as 75°C in the centre. Colour and clear juices are not a reliable test. Check the thickest part with a thermometer.
Cooked rice and pasta keep two days rather than three, so this dish takes the shorter time. Cool it fast: split large amounts into shallow containers as soon as it stops steaming, and have it in the fridge within two hours. Reheat once only, until steaming hot right through, at least 75°C in the centre.
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Chicken thigh simmered small with finely chopped mushrooms in a smoky paprika and yoghurt sauce, over buttery soft rice.
Ingredients
40 ml extra-virgin olive oil (36 g)
300 g mushrooms, very finely chopped
1 medium brown onion, finely chopped (150 g)
2 garlic cloves, grated (10 g)
600 g boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1 cm pieces
6 g smoked paprika
200 ml reduced-salt chicken stock (200 g)
1.5 g iodised table salt, plus more to taste
12 g cornflour (cornstarch)
250 g Greek yoghurt
300 g white rice (dry)
30 g unsalted butter
10 g flat-leaf parsley, chopped
Ground black pepper, to taste
Approximate per serving
2853 kJ / 681.8 kcal · protein 39.6 g · carbohydrate 65 g · fibre 3.6 g · fat 27.4 g · sodium 414.8 mg
Method
Heat the oil in a wide pan over high heat and cook the mushrooms hard for 6-8 minutes, without stirring much, until their water has gone and they smell nutty. Rushing this leaves the sauce grey and watery.
Add the onion and cook 5 minutes, then the garlic for 1 minute.
Add the chicken and smoked paprika and stir for 2 minutes, then pour in the stock, add the salt, cover and simmer on low for 20-25 minutes. The chicken should be at least 75C/167F and soft enough to crush against the side of the pan. There is less stock here than you might expect, because the yoghurt stirred in at the end is what makes the sauce.
Meanwhile rinse the rice, put it in a pan with 600 ml water and a tight lid, boil, then cook 12 minutes on the lowest heat and rest 10 minutes off the heat. Fork the butter through it.
Slurry the cornflour with 30 ml cold water, stir it into the simmering sauce and cook 2 minutes, until it coats the meat.
Take the pan off the heat and stir in the yoghurt a spoonful at a time. Boiling it after this point splits it into grains.
Taste and adjust the salt, scatter with parsley and serve over the rice with plenty of sauce.
Safety and storage
Cook to
75°C / 167°F in the centre (poultry, including minced poultry)
Keeps
2 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 75°C
The Food Safety Information Council table gives poultry, whole or minced, as 75°C in the centre. Colour and clear juices are not a reliable test. Check the thickest part with a thermometer.
Cooked rice and pasta keep two days rather than three, so this dish takes the shorter time. Cool it fast: split large amounts into shallow containers as soon as it stops steaming, and have it in the fridge within two hours. Reheat once only, until steaming hot right through, at least 75°C in the centre.
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