Life in Ann Arbor

So yea! This was another one of my back dated cooking adventures. Cinco De Mayo passed and i was like DAMN i feel like something spicy with a Mexican flavor. I looked around for what i would like and I saw this article on Brown Rice in May’s Saveur. There was this recipe called Chicken and Brown Rice with Chorizo. It looekd so good on the page that i wanted to cook it. The ingredients were simple and they sounded good! It’s kind of like Arroz Con Pollo but not. Though i might just make Arroz Con Pollo next time! I love Saffron! Anyways back to the food.

Here are the pictures of my little adventure

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The Ingredients are

• 4 Chicken Thighs with Skin and Bone
• 1/2 Link of Chorizo (I think it was about 3/4ft Long) Sliced into nice 1″ diagonal slices
• 2 tbsp of Oregano
• 1/2 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
• 4 Cloves of Garlic
• 1 Large Yellow Onion, Thinly Sliced
• 1 Bay Leaf
• 1 Cup of Long Grain Brown Rice
• 1/2 Cup of White Wine
• 2 Roma Tomatoes, Sliced into quarters
• 3 Cups of Chicken Broth
• 1 Cup of Frozen Peas

So basically start off by preheating the oven to 400F.  You need to then find a dutch oven or iron pot which is oven safe.  You first season the Chicken Thighs with Salt and Pepper.  Heat up the pot on medium-highish heat add some olive oil and sautee the chicken skin down till the skin is a nice brown color about 8 minutes or so.  Take the Thighs out and put it aside.  Dump out the oil inside the pan.  Then sautee the chorizo in the pan.  Cook it till it’s lightly brown on both sides, about 5 minutes.  Then take out the chorizo onto a plate but leave the chorizo oil and juices in there.  Throw in the Oregano, Red Pepper Flakes, Garlic, Onion and Bay Leaf and let it cook for a while until the onion is soft and brownish, about 8 minutes.  Then add the rice and stir it around coating rice with the oils inside the pan and all around, about 2 minutes.  Add the white wine and bring it to a boil to cook off most of the alcohol.  That should be around a minute or so.  Then throw in the Chicken Thighs, Tomatoes, and Chorizo and pour the chicken broth in along with some salt and pepper for seasoning.  Cover the pan and bring it to a boil.  After it starts to boil transfer the pot to the oven and let it bake for about 1hr-1hr 10min.  By this time everything should be cooked nicely.  Be careful about the pan!! I burned myself many times touching the pan because i forgot it was in the oven!  Then uncover the pot and throw in the peas.  You want to mix them in gently so you don’t shred up all the chicken.  The heat of the food will cook the peas.  Recover the pot and let it rest for 10 minutes.  Everything should be ready to serve!  Bon App!!