Dinner
Smoky Chicken & Beans Paella Bowl
Cachupa
Cape Verde's slow-stewed cachupa beans and hominy meets Spain's saffron-paprika paella, smoky chicken thigh seared into a crispy soccarat crust at the bottom of the pan.
$6
15 minsPrep
35 minsCook
50 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
880Calories
56gProtein
32gFat
92gCarbs
6gSugar
14gFiber
1080mgSodium
165mgChol
0gSat Fat
Goes well with
Hibiscus Iced Tea (Agua de Flor de Jamaica)
local
Grog (Grogue)
international
dairy-free
nut-free
gluten-free
high-protein
fusion-kitchen
Instructions
1
Prep
Cut chicken into 4cm chunks. Toss with salt, pepper, and smoked paprika. Crumble saffron into 2 tbsp hot stock and rest 5 minutes to bloom. Dice onion. Mince garlic. Dice tomato. Drain and rinse hominy and kidney beans. Pick parsley leaves.
2
Sear
Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a 24cm heavy skillet over medium-high 90 seconds. Add chicken in a single layer and sear 5 minutes turning once, until both sides are deep mahogany. Lift chicken to a plate.
3
Build 1
Reduce heat to medium. Add onion to the same skillet and cook 3 minutes until soft. Stir in garlic, tomato, tomato paste, cumin, and bay leaf 90 seconds until tomato breaks down and the base turns deep red.
4
Simmer
Scatter rice across the pan and stir 60 seconds to coat in the tomato base. Pour in saffron stock and remaining chicken stock. Tuck hominy, kidney beans, and seared chicken into the rice in an even layer. Bring to a boil over high.
5
Build 2
Reduce to medium-low and simmer uncovered 18 minutes without stirring, until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is just tender.
6
Plate
Raise heat to medium-high for the final 90 seconds, listening for a soft crackle that signals the soccarat forming at the bottom. Rest off the heat 5 minutes. Scrape the crispy crust up with a spatula, tip the whole skillet into a bowl, scatter parsley, and serve with lemon wedges.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 440g16 oz boneless skinless chicken thigh
- 1 tsp1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 2 tsp2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp saffron threads
- 4 tbsp4 tbsp olive oil
- 11 small yellow onion
- 66 garlic cloves
- 22 ripe Roma tomato
- 2 tsp2 tsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp1 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp dried bay leaf
- 160g1/2 cup short-grain rice
- 200g7 oz canned hominy
- 160g6 oz canned kidney beans
- 640ml1 1/3 cup chicken stock
- 10g4 tbsp flat-leaf parsley
- 22 fresh lemon
