Ingredients
Long grain rice- 2 cups
Onion- 1 large chopped
Garlic - 2 cloves minced
Tomato- 2 chopped
Celery- 2 stalks diced
Green pepper- 1 seeded and chopped
Red pepper- 1 seeded and chopped
Chicken chorizo- 4 links diced into rounds
Paprika- 2tsp
Cayenne pepper- 2 tsp
Hot sauce- 1tsp(optional)
Bay leaves- 2
Thyme- 1tsp
Oregano- 1tsp
Chicken stock- 5 cups
Salt and pepper- as needed
Cilantro- 2 tbsp chopped
Method
- In a large pan, heat 3 tbsp of oil and fry the bay leaves.Add chorizo and fry till well browned. Add the veggies one by one and saute till soft.
- Sprinkle oregano and thyme and fry for few minutes. Add paprika, cayenne, salt and pepper powder and mix well. Cook for 2 minutes.
- Add the rice and saute for 5 minutes. Pour the chicken stock to the pan and turn on the stove to high flame.
- When the stock boils, reduce the flame to medium and cover the pan with a lid. Cook for 20 minutes or until the rice is well done. Garnish with cilantro.
- Remove from heat and serve warm.