Bacon & Chicken GBR Paella

Thursday Dinner

- Bacon & Chicken GBR Paella

- Warm Vegetable Salad

I have made paella many times before but this might be the first time making a meaty one.  

Bacon & Chicken GBR Paella Recipe (Serves 3~4)

Ingredients

• 1 onion, diced
• 1~2 clove garlic, finely chopped
• 300g brown rice, germinated (GBR), drained
• 3~4 chicken drumsticks, marinated with soy sauce and ginger
• 2-3 pieces thick bacon, cubed
• 3 handfuls of green beans, cut into 3cm pieces
• 6 cherry tomatoes
• about 800ml stock (unsalted)

Method

1. Brown bacon and drumsticks in a shallow casserole
2. Remove drumsticks, fry onion and garlic
3. Add GBR and continue frying
4. Add stock, place drumsticks on top
5. Place a lid on, bring to the boil then cook on low heat until rice is softened and all the stock is absorbed for about 30~40mins
6. Add green beans and cherry tomatoes in the last 2mins for crunch and colour

Beef &Tomato Mapo Tofu

Thursday Dinner

- Beef & Tomato Mapo Tofu
- Lemon & Mint Pickled Cabbage
- GBR


Beef & Tomato Mapo Tofu Recipe (Serves 4)

Ingredients

• 500g beef mince
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 eggplant, cubed
• 8 cherry tomatoes
• 400g Tofu, cubed

Seasoning

• 2~3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 10g ginger, grated
• 1Tbsp Tobanjan
• 1 star anise
• 1Tbsp Miso
• 2Tbsp soy sauce
• 1/2 tsp Sichuan pepper

Method

1. In a frypan, heat oil and fry garlic, ginger, Tobanjan and star anise
2. When flagrant, add beef mince
3. When beef mince is cooked, add onion, eggplant and cherry tomatoes
4. Add a cup of water, Miso and soy sauce and simmer with a lid on
5. When eggplant is almost cooked, add Tofu and continue cooking for 2~3mins
6. Add 1Tbsp arrowroot starch mixed with 1Tbsp water to thicken
7. Stir well, be careful not to break up Tofu too much
8. Sprinkle Sichuan pepper
9. Serve as is, with rice or noodles