Spicy ancho chilli, chicken and chorizo hotpot

  • Portion size: Serves 4-6
  • Hands-on time 40 min, oven time 55 min
  • Difficulty: easy

The ancho chillies give this hotpot a spicy and smoky kick and is incredibly easy to make. If you’re a fan of food that is big on flavour, and spice, then this is the dish for you.

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Ingredients

  • 2 ancho chillies (from large supermarkets, delis and coolchile.co.uk), soaked for 10 minutes in hot water
  • Olive oil for frying
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 2 tsp hot smoked paprika
  • 5cm piece fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped
  • 200g cooking chorizo, sliced
  • 8 (about 750g) free-range skinless and boneless chicken thighs, chopped into chunks
  • 250ml red wine
  • 2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes
  • 1 tsp sugar

For the crispy tortilla topping

  • 2 flour tortillas
  • Zest 1 lemon
  • Bunch fresh flatleaf parsley, leaves picked

You’ll also need… 

  • Lidded flameproof casserole
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Method

  1. Drain the ancho chillies (discard the liquid) and finely chop. Heat the oven to 160°C/140°C fan/gas 3.
  2. Heat a glug of olive oil in the casserole, add the onion and fry over a medium heat for 5 minutes until starting to soften. Add the cumin and paprika and cook for 2 minutes, stirring all the time.
  3. Add the chopped ancho chillies, ginger and chorizo and cook for a further 3-4 minutes, then add the chicken and wine, bring to the boil and simmer for 5-10 minutes until the wine has reduced by half.
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  5. Add the chopped tomatoes and the sugar. Season with salt and pepper, then cover, transfer to the oven and cook for 45-50 minutes. Remove from the oven and leave to stand for a few minutes.
  6. Prepare the crispy tortilla topping. Heat a dry frying pan over a medium heat and add the tortillas. Toast for 3-4 minutes until scorched and crisp. Leave them to cool, then finely slice into thin strips. Toss the strips in a large bowl with the lemon zest, then sprinkle over the casserole with the parsley to serve.

Nutrition

  • 441kcals Calories
  • 19.7g (6.2g saturated) Fat
  • 38.1g Protein
  • 18.7g (6.8g sugars) Carbs
  • 2.7g Fibre
  • 1.8g Salt

For 6

Quick wins & tips

To make in a slow cooker, prepare everything as in the recipe, but use one tin of tomatoes in step 4, and transfer to a slow cooker. Cook for a minimum of 5-6 hours on a low setting. Continue the recipe from step 5.

Make Ahead

Make the casserole to the end of step 4 up to 48 hours ahead. Cool, cover, then chill. Heat on the hob until piping hot, then continue the recipe from step 5.Or freeze in a freezerproof container for up to 3 months. Defrost in the fridge overnight. Heat on the hob until piping hot, then continue from step 5.

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