Sausage and Rice - the perfect food combo
This sausage and rice casserole is a real crowd-pleaser - a delicious, quick and easy-to-make dinner.
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On the table and ready to tuck into, in just under 40 minutes.
This is one of the best recipes with sausage and it's easy to make, just like other Gordon Ramsay recipes such as Spaghetti Bolognese or Filet Mignon.
Cookware
No fancy pants cookware is needed, all you need is a casserole dish that can go on the stovetop, although a large frying pan would work too. Whatever, it's all cooked in one pot.
Flavour
Spicy sausages and rice with peppers, red onion, tomatoes and spring onion, cooked in one pot with chicken stock.
What's not to like? It's a rice recipe that's easy to make, good and filling. Plus there aren't any fancy, hard-to-get ingredients in this recipe.
Sweet smoked paprika
You will need quality sweet smoked paprika such as *La Chinata Smoked Paprika which is the one Gordon uses and so do I because it really is the best.
In the UK, Sainsbury's and Waitrose both sell it and it really is worth buying, not just for this recipe but, you'll find you use it quite often.
I can easily get through a good tin every month! You'll also find Rick Stein always uses that brand in his cooking.
One thing I will say about Gordon Ramsay is that his recipes always work.
There's nothing more annoying than going to the trouble of making a recipe with a long list of ingredients only to find it hasn't quite turned out how you expected!
Can you freeze sausage and rice?
Yes, you can!
The only thing I will say is that if you do plan on freezing it remove the portion you want to freeze before adding in the parsley because it will turn black when frozen.
Once defrosted it's best reheated in the microwave, that way it won't dry out. You can then sprinkle over freshly chopped parsley before serving.
Did you know?
As a cereal grain, it is the most widely consumed staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in Asia.
It is the agricultural commodity with the third-highest worldwide production, after sugarcane and maize.
Best long grain rice
I always use Uncle Ben's Long Grain Rice because I find it never sticks and doesn't need rinsing before use.
Where to buy spicy sausages
Most supermarkets sell some sort of spicy sausage. At the time of writing, Sainsbury's sells what they call Firecracker Pork Sausages in their Taste the Difference range.
They're outdoor-bred British pork sausages with chilli, roasted red pepper and garlic and there are 6 in a packet.
Although the recipe says 5 sausages adding all 6 will be fine since there's little and no point in having one odd sausage left; I mean for goodness sake!
I've updated the recipe by adding the amount of rice in 'US cups' since it's far easier than messing about with kitchen scales.
What is a cup measurement?
Officially, a US Cup is 240ml (or 8.45 imperial fluid ounces). This is slightly different from an Australian, Canadian and South African Cup which is 250ml.
However, as long as you use the same cup for measuring out each of your rice and water, the proportions should work out the same.
Spring onions or scallions
Are vegetables of various Allium onion species. Scallions have a milder taste than most onions.
Their close relatives include garlic, shallot, leek, chive, and Chinese onions.
Ingredients
- Olive oil
- Red onion
- Red bell pepper
- Garlic cloves
- Spiced sausages, e.g. Italian chilli
- Smoked paprika (Gordon uses La Chinata brand)
- Long-grain uncooked rice
- Dry white wine
- Chicken stock
- Spring onions (scallions)
- Tomatoes
- Flat leaf parsley
If you're looking at this recipe and you like spice, check out my Rice and Beans Recipe.
Looking at the ingredients, I'm thinking you could make this into a tasty Spicy Sausage Pasta recipe instead.
Just follow the recipe up to the point when you add the rice, and instead of adding rice, add a just little stock and allow the vegetables to soften.
Once that's done, just add cooked pasta and stir through. Oooh, now there's a thought, I'll have to give this a go!
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Yield: 4
Author: Jan Bennett
Spicy Sausage Rice Gordon Ramsay
I used the 'La Chinata' brand of Sweet Smoked Paprika; it's really worth getting a tin if you can. Available in Sainsbury's or Waitrose here in the UK or over at Amazon.
Prep time: 5 MinCook time: 32 MinTotal time: 37 Min
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil, for frying
- 1 red onion, sliced
- 1 red pepper, deseeded and chopped (but not too small)
- 2 garlic cloves, very finely sliced
- 5 spiced sausages, e.g. Italian chilli
- 1 heaped teaspoon smoked paprika (Gordon uses La Chinata brand)
- 200g long-grain rice (1 cup)
- ½ glass dry white wine
- 500ml (2 cups) chicken stock - I used a Knorr stockpot
- 4 spring onions, trimmed and sliced
- 2 tomatoes, roughly chopped
- small bunch of flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped
Instructions
- Add just 1 tbsp of Olive oil to a heavy-based casserole dish and fry the onion for 5 minutes until soft but not coloured.
- Add the pepper and garlic and cook for 2 minutes while moving it about so the garlic doesn't burn.
- Slit the sausage skins and crumble the sausage meat so it looks like small meatballs.
- Turn the heat to high (otherwise, the sausage will steam rather than brown). Cook while moving it about a bit in the pan for about 4-5 minutes until coloured.
- Add the smoked paprika and mix and season to taste.
- Add the rice and stir well to mix thoroughly and absorb the flavour.
- Now deglaze the pan by pouring in the white wine and scraping any bits stuck to the bottom.
- Add the stock and bring to a boil and then turn to a simmer.
- Cook gently for 15–20 minutes until the rice is tender and the liquid almost entirely absorbed. Keep an eye on it and stir from time to time.
- Remove from the heat, gently fold in the spring onions, tomato and parsley and serve.
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