Ingredients
6 portion(s)
Almond and Saffron Chicken
- 100 g blanched almonds, toasted
- 60 g olive oil
- 4 egg yolks
- 130 g onions, quartered
- 2 garlic cloves
- 100 g green peppers, quartered, seeds and stem removed
- 150 g carrots
- 700 g chicken thighs, boneless and skinless, cut in 3cm pieces
- 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
- 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1 dried bay leaf
- 300 g water
- 1-2 pinch saffron threads
- 1 heaped teaspoon vegetable stock paste, or 1 vegetable stock cube
- 100 g white wine
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6
55min
Preparation 15minBaking/Cooking -
7
easy
Preparation -
8Recipe is created for
TM 5
Please note that the TM5 mixing bowl has a larger capacity than the TM31 (capacity of 2.2 liters instead of 2.0 liters for TM 31). Recipes for the Thermomix TM5 may not be cooked with a Thermomix TM31 for safety reasons without adjusting the quantities. Risk of scalding by spraying of hot liquids: Do not exceed the maximum filling quantity and observe the filling level markings of the mixing bowl!
Recipe's preparation
- Place almonds in mixing bowl and grind 10sec/speed 10
- Add 30 g olive oil and egg yolks, then mix 15 sec/speed 2. Scrape down sides of mixing bowl with spatula and mix again 15 sec/speed 3 until a paste forms. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
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Place onions, garlic, green pepper and carrots in mixing bowl and chop 20sec/speed4, then add 30 g oil and cook 10min/Varoma/speed
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Add chicken, salt, pepper, bay leaf, water, saffron, stock paste and wine and then 2min/Varoma/
/speed
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Add reserved almond mixture and stir in with spatula then cook 20min/Varoma/
/speed
. Transfer to a serving dish and serve hot.
PREPARATION
Tip
You can use the Varoma for steaming during step 5 - it's a good way to cook your vegetables at the same time as cooking the chicken.
You can steam some eggs as well in step 5 - they will be hard-boiled and are lovely peeled, chopped and added to the dish as a garnish.
Delicious served with rice or bread, and a green salad or steamed vegetables.
To toast your almonds, heat 5 min/Varoma//
then transfer to a plate and leave to cool 20 minutes before grinding.
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Comments
Add a commentLove the sauce in this recipe - creamy without any...
Love the sauce in this recipe - creamy without any cream!