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4. Heat the electric frying pan on setting 8.
Cook chorizo in pan until golden; drain on
paper towelling.
5. In same pan cook the chicken thighs
and whole prawns in chorizo oil until just
cooked through; set aside.
6. Reduce heat to 6 add extra virgin olive
oil, if needed, in electric frying pan and
cook onions and garlic until the onions are
translucent; add paprika and cook for a
further 30 seconds.
7. Add tomatoes and cook on setting 6 for 2-
3 minutes. Add rice and cook, stirring until
well coated. Add stock and stir to combine.
Reduce heat to 3 and cook, covered for 10
minutes.
8. After 10 minutes check rice, add a little
water if the rice looks too dry. Cook,
covered, for a further 5 minutes if the rice
is still quite hard.
9. Arrange raw seafood, chicken, chorizo,
whole prawns, peas, roasted capsicum,
over rice and cook, covered for a further 5
minutes or until the seafood is cooked and
the rice is tender. Turn heat off and keep
covered for 5 minutes before serving.
Family Beef Casserole with Semi
Dried Tomatoes
Serves 6-8
2 kg chuck steak, cut into 2cm cubes
½ cup flour
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 bunches of spring onion, stalk trimmed,
peeled and left whole
2 cloves garlic, crushed
¹/³ cup tomato paste
½ cup red wine
3 carrots, diced
3 celery stalks, sliced
1 cup beef stock
1 cup water
2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
2 bay leaves
1 cup semi dried tomatoes
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1. Dust beef in flour, shaking off excess flour.
Heat oil in frypan and cook beef in batches
until brown. Set aside.
2. To the same pan, add onion and garlic,
cook stirring for 1-2 minutes, or until onion
starts to colour. Stir tomato paste cook 1
minute.
3. Add wine and allow alcohol to evaporate
and liquid to reduce slightly. About 2
minutes.
4. Place beef, vegetables, stock, water,
thyme and bay leaves in frypan. Cover
and cook on setting 4 for 1 hour stirring
occasionally. After 1 hour add tomatoes
and cook for a further 20-30 minutes or
until beef is tender.
5. Season to taste and serve hot with mashed
potatoes or rice.
