North African spiced chicken wing satay with Peacock rice

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    Ingredients

    • 400 gr (2 cups) of Peacock Thai Jasmine rice
    • 6 small chicken wings
    • 3 red onions, roughly chopped
    • 2 tsp mild curry powder
    • 2 tsp dried thyme leaves
    • 1 chicken stock cube, crumbled
    • 1 red capsicum, finely chopped
    • 400 gr can whole tomatoes
    • vegetable oil, to deep-fry
    • 95 g(⅓ cup) tomato paste

    Instructions

    • Step 1

    • Place chicken and 750 ml water in a large saucepan and bring to the boil.

      Step 2

    • Add half the onions, 1 tsp each of curry powder and thyme, stock cube and 2 tsp salt, and cook for 10 minutes or until chicken wings almost cooked through. Drain, reserving the cooking liquid. Pat chicken dry with paper towel.

      Step 3

    • Meanwhile, process capsicum, tomatoes and remaining onions in a food processor to a paste. Set aside.

      Step 4

    • Fill a large saucepan with 5cm oil and place over medium heat. Cook the chicken, turning, for 3 minutes or until golden and cooked through. Transfer to a plate, reserving 1cm oil in pan.

      Step 5

    • Add capsicum paste and remaining 1 tsp each of curry powder and thyme. Cook, stirring, for 10 minutes or until golden. Add tomato paste and cook for a further 5 minutes or until oil starts to separate from paste.

      Step 6

    • Add the chicken and cook for a further 3 minutes or until well coated in the mixture. Using tongs, remove chicken from pan, leaving the sauce, transfer to an oven tray and cover with foil.

      Step 7

    • To make jollof Peacock rice, add the rice, reserved cooking liquid and 1L water to tomato sauce. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook, stirring halfway, for 45 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed.

      Step 8

    • When the rice is halfway through cooking, reheat chicken wings in a warm oven for 20 minutes.

      Step 9

    • Serve with jollof Peacock rice.