Paprika Chicken w/ Silverbeet & Wine

Paprika Chicken w/ Silverbeet & Wine
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Paprika Chicken w/ Silverbeet & Wine – A dish like this is my ultimate happy place comfort food meal. Beautifully caramelised chicken with loads of rich gravy just ready to be mopped up with some potatoes or flat bread.

The three types of paprika that are widely available – hot, sweet and smoked, are all used in this recipe, each giving it’s own uniqueness to the dish. If you like things hot then add some more hot paprika. If you don’t want any heat then remove all the hot paprika and make up the amount with the sweet paprika.

The perfect weekday meal… Blondie

Sticky Chicken Wings w/ Spinach and Almond Rice

Sticky Chicken Wings w/ Spinach and Almond Rice
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Sticky Chicken Wings w/ Spinach and Almond Rice is a delicious soft meat with a sweet, sticky, sauce that caramelises in a hot oven and, dare I say it, is lip smacking, finger licking good!

This marinade originally started as one I used to cook a whole chook in a wok with but with the volume of marinade left over, once cooked I used it for these extra sticky chicken wings – One of my biggest kitchen rules is, never throw out leftover sauces or juices from roasts. Freeze them and then you have on hand an amazing starter base for your next marinade, gravy or jus. As this marinade had been cooked once before it has a richness and depth that is equal to a slow cooked meal.

Freezing rules: 

Raw (uncooked) and then defrosted foods or liquids, whatever it may be, CANNOT be frozen again WITHOUT being cooked prior.

Previously cooked food or marinades that have been frozen after cooking and then defrosted CANNOT be frozen again.

The Spinach and Almond Rice is the perfect accompaniment to the wings and the delicious sauce… you have to have something to mop up the juices.

Enjoy!  Blondie