While searching for inexpensive bits of Chicken for the Foxes I came across this box of bits. We had some Chorizo left in the fridge which I added to and this was the result. I’m pretty sure if I’d brought some old cardboard boxes home, Sue would have made a cracking meal from the, but this flavour combination was considerably better….
Ingredients:-
2 Legs & 2 Thighs of Chicken
200g of Chorizo, thickly sliced
1 Onion, sliced
3 Cloves of Garlic, minced
1 Tin of Plumb Tomatoes, chopped
400ml of Chicken Stock
A few sprigs of Rosemary
1 Large Red Pepper, charred in Oil
1 Hand full of mixed Olives
½ a Tsp of Paprika
½ a Tsp of Turmeric
The zest of one Lemon
3 Anchovies, drained
300 ml of boiling Water
A Glug of Shaoxing Wine
Salt & Pepper to season
Oil to fry
Method:-
(1) Add a little Oil to a Dutch Oven and heat to a medium heat.
(2) Season the Chicken portions with Salt & Pepper and then brown on all side, setting aside.
(3) Add the Chorizo and fry until crisp. Remove and set aside with the Chicken.
(4) Add the Onion and fry until softened.
(5) Add the Garlic and stir as it cooks to soak up the Chorizo Oil.
(6) Reduce to heat to low.
(7) Chop the Tomatoes.
(8) Char the Red Pepper in a griddle pan with a little oil. Remove and set aside.
(9) De-glaze the griddle pan with the Shaoxing Wine.
(10) To the Dutch Oven add the Peppers, Tomatoes and Chicken Stock.
(11) Add most of the Rosemary (Holding back a sprig), Chicken, Chorizo and the de-glaze from the griddle pan.
(12) Reduce the heat to low and simmer with the lid slightly open for 1 to 1 ½ hours, until the sauce has thickened and the Chicken is tender.
(13) Place the Olives in a bowl and pour over the boiling water, leaving to steep, with a pinch of Paprika & Turmeric
(14) Add the Olive Stock and cook for a further 30 minutes.
(15) Add the Lemon Zest and Anchovies, stirring in well.
(16) Fry the remain Rosemary to crumble as a garnish.
(17) Before serving remove the Rosemary sprigs from the Dutch Oven.
We served ours over mixed rice and it was really good. Or as Sue says. "It was OK!!!!!"
I appreciate that the Job Centre Plus staff have a very difficult job to do. I also appreciate that they have internal rules and guidance to follow.
However if they have information and documents which might assist those looking for work I would have thought that it was their duty to share these with their clients. It would seem this is not the case. Here is an example:-
“Having had several appointments over the last few months and also having made it clear that I was happy to do anything in my power to find employment, I asked on the off-chance if they had a list of Employment Agencies in the York area. Strangely the agent reached into a desk tidy to her left and plucked a copy from a stack in the top shelf which contains names and contact details for 25 Agencies which are active in the area. Many of these are not easily located using Google as they have head offices in other locations.”
Not a great service from a failing system really is it?
If you are willing to work for an Employment Agency in the York area here is the list as a .PDF. (11.46Mb) You can also click on the picture above in you are using a mobile phone, because we like our services and articles to be accessible to all! It's possibly not the greatest quality but if you call in and ask they are more than willing to give you a copy.
But which should you have to ask in the first place?