Chicken in a creamy chorizo sauce – Thermomix recipe

Active time: 10 minutes – Total time: 45 minutes – COST: £7.70

Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 500g chicken thighs – £3.00
• A generous pinch of paprika – £0.05
• 1 shallots – £0.10
• 1 garlic cloves – £0.05
• 40g dry white wine – £2.00
• 75g milk – £0.33
• 50g spicy chorizo – £0.55
• 50g mild chorizo – £0.55
• 50g red pepper – £0.50
• 1 tbsp tomato puree – £0.10
• 1 chicken stock cube – £0.19
• 100g water
• 80g creme fraiche – £0.23
• 2 tbsp corn flour – £0.05
• Salt & pepper to taste

Let’s go…

1. Slice the chicken breasts into thin strips. Sprinkle with a generous pinch of paprika. Set aside in the simmering basket.
2. Add 2 shallots and 2 garlic cloves to the mixing bowl. Mix for 5 seconds / speed 5. Scrape down the sides.
3. Add 1 chicken stock cube, 80g dry white wine, 130g milk, 100g spicy chorizo, 50g mild chorizo, 50g red pepper and 2 tbsp tomato puree. Mix for 30 seconds / speed 8. Scrape down the sides.
4. Add 200g water. Insert the simmering basket with the chicken in it. Cook for 20 minutes / 100C / speed 3.
5. Mix the chicken in the simmering basket so that the cooked one is at the top and vice versus. Cook for a further 20 minutes / 100C / speed 4.
6. Set the chicken aside in a serving dish.
7. Add 2 tbsp corn flour, 80g creme fraiche and salt & pepper to taste. Cook for 3 minutes / 90C / speed 4.
8. Pour the sauce over the meat.

Serve immediately with rice.

Delicious. Bon appetit x