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    Home » Chicken

    January 2, 2017

    Chicken & Chorizo Jambalaya - Mad Monday

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    Although we didn't get to the deep south of our American trip late last year we did get to experience a Jambalaya and I have to say it was a very soul filling food.  So it was added to the must remake when home again!  I would love to try some different variations on this as well.  Here is my thermomix Chicken & Chorizo Jambalaya. I trust you will enjoy as much as I did.

    If you've never had a Jambalaya before it's basically a spicy rice dish, filled with chorizo and all different types of vegetables in a tomato sauce.  I had originally thought that it was more like a gumbo and had to cook for hours and hours, but after a little google searching - wowsers! quick, simple, cheap and full of flavour!  Ticked all the boxes!

    I trust that your family will enjoy it just as much as mine have :D

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    Recipe inspired by BBCgoodfood

    Please note the method to this recipe was updated on 1st June 2018

    Thermomix Chicken Chorizo Jambalayla

    Chicken & Chorizo Jambalaya - ThermoFun

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    Thermomix Chicken Chorizo Jambalayla

    Ingredients

    • 600g chicken thighs, cut into thin strips
    • 1½ tablespoon ThermoFun Cajun Spice, divided
    • 2 garlic cloves, peeled
    • 1 onion, peeled and halved
    • 20g TM vegetable stock concentrate
    • 200g chorizo, sliced
    • 400g can tomatoes, diced
    • 250g basmati rice
    • 1000g boiling water from kettle
    • 10g lime juice
    • 1 red capsicum, sliced thinly
    • large handful fresh coriander or parsley

    Instructions

    1. Make ThermoFun Cajun Spice and set aside.
    2. Boil kettle and pre heat ThermoServer.
    3. Combine the chicken with 1 tablespoon Cajun Spice and set aside.
    4. Wet and squeeze a sheet of baking paper. Line the upper layer of the Varoma tray. Twist the corners of the paper to make a shallow ‘bowl’ shape and place chicken onto the baking paper ‘bowl’. Be sure to keep the side vents exposed so steam can circulate freely.
    5. Place garlic, onion, ½ tablespoon Cajun spice and stock into TM bowl and chop 3 sec / speed 5. Scrape down.
    6. Add chorizo and sauté 5 mins / Varoma / speed 1 / Reverse / MC off.
    7. Add tomatoes and heat through 2 mins / Varoma / speed 1 / Reverse. Set aside in a preheated ThermoServer to keep warm.
      No need to wash TM bowl.
    8. Pour boiling water into TM bowl. Weigh rice in simmering basket and rinse under cold tap until water runs clear. Carefully insert basket into TM bowl.
    9. Place assembled Varoma tray onto TM lid and cook 13 mins / Varoma / speed 1.
    10. Add capsicum and lime juice to Varoma and cook 5 mins / Varoma / speed 1.
    11. Once the steaming has completed, add the rice to ThermoServer and combine with tomatoes and chorizo mix. Stir through coriander/parsley (leaving a little aside to garnish).
    12. Serve rice with chicken and garnish with coriander or parsley.
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    Comments

    1. Kylie Thompson says

      July 02, 2020 at 10:05 pm

      We love love this recipe but are entertaining & our visitors hate chicken thigh. Do you think i could use breast if it will be too dry?

      Reply
      • thermofun says

        July 02, 2020 at 10:12 pm

        Kylie I have only used chicken thighs. I think breasts will be ok though. Are you able to have a practise run? I'd love to hear how it goes. :)

        Reply
    2. Jenny Sullivan says

      September 22, 2018 at 10:18 pm

      Easy and get to use the barons which I don't do as often as I should! Love the Cajun spice mix!

      Reply
    3. Kylie Thompson says

      June 03, 2018 at 6:03 pm

      Looks delicious! So I could do it without the rice? & serve on bed of cauliflower rice or veggies

      Reply
      • thermofun says

        June 04, 2018 at 4:04 pm

        yes of course Kylie. :)

        Reply
    4. Michelle says

      July 16, 2017 at 9:17 pm

      Mine mushed too. Love the flavour. I used Riverina Basmati

      Reply
    5. Amy Weissel says

      July 10, 2017 at 8:07 pm

      Mine was nothing like the picture, the rice totally smushed esp. at the bottom. What did I do wrong? Is it definitely Basmati? Despite that it was delicious - next time I'll try leaving out the rice and water and then serve on steamed rice. (Maybe try arborio rice for a more risotto like meal too).

      Reply
      • thermofun says

        July 13, 2017 at 1:22 pm

        oh no Amy :( Yes it is definitely basmati. I did have issues with this recipe in the testing stages, but finally perfected it. So I'm wondering perhaps brands of basmati differ???

        Reply
    6. Melissa says

      January 28, 2017 at 10:07 pm

      Leonie this dish is absolutely delicious. I added extra chorizo which possibly made it a little sticky but it was devine. My 10yo pushed through even though he found it a bit spicy. 10/10 this one :-)

      Reply
      • thermofun says

        January 29, 2017 at 12:18 am

        That's so awesome to hear Melissa, yes it is a dish that needs to be out of the machine in a hurry or it gets sticky. But yah for your 10 yr old pushing through!

        Reply
    7. Pam says

      January 17, 2017 at 12:29 pm

      Will the rice get mushy, rather than separated grains?

      Reply
      • thermofun says

        January 17, 2017 at 5:57 pm

        Hi Pam, I would liken it actually to a risotto (which sounds better than saying it gets mushy!) lol! :)

        Reply
    8. Mark says

      January 02, 2017 at 7:50 pm

      delicious....... yum........... mouth watering

      Reply
      • thermofun says

        January 03, 2017 at 8:48 am

        Thanks Mark, I do agree!

        Reply

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