Prawn & Chicken Orzo Paella
photo by loof751
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 125 g shallots (golden, 4 small, peeled and thinly sliced)
- 20 g gingerroot (grated)
- 2 garlic cloves (finely chopped)
- 400 g chicken breasts (boneless, skinless)
- salt and pepper
- 250 g orzo pasta
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 600 ml chicken stock (homemade or low salt)
- 225 -250 g prawns (cooked small)
- 1⁄4 cup lemon juice (fresh)
- 3 teaspoons soy sauce
- 1⁄3 cup coriander leaves (chopped plus extra to garnish)
directions
- Cut chicken into 2cm-3cm dice.
- Heat sesame oil in deep frying pan over medium heat.
- Gently fry shallots and, ginger and garlic for a few minutes until softened and lightly coloured.
- Add cubed chicken to pan, season lightly with salt and pepper and fry until browned on all sides but not cooked through.
- Add orzo and stir to coat with oil and let it start to absorb flavours.
- Season with paprika and cover ingredients with stock (you may not need all at once).
- Allow to simmer for about 15 minutes, adding more stock when necessary and stirring occasionally.
- When orzo is just cooked, add the prawns, lemon juice and soy, stir and taste for seasoning, adjust if necessary.
- Rest for 3 to 5 minutes in pan with lid on to allow chicken to tenderise.
- Stir through the chopped coriander and serve scattered with extra leaves.
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Reviews
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this is a great recipe! loved the subtle flavours! didnt have prawns, so just did the chicken, and I added more water to the mix, as I found the risoni a little too "al dente"<br/>have actually made this as a "special" for the tuck shop this week, added a few mushrooms and used the meat from some drumsticks, tastes great! keeper for me Pat :) made for Aussie swap, July 2012
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