Prawns are one of my son Ted’s favourite foods. Ted loves a prawn or two in his dinner. Before I start cooking a dinner like this my son will always come to me to ask if he can have a prawn or two before his dinner. Nowadays I like to use uncooked prawns as they are bigger than the cooked prawns.
Ted also loves big prawns too. My son enjoys fish dishes so I want to encourage this food. Prawns contain a lot of vitamins and minerals and they are packed with iron. Therefore that makes them a great food for children. Plus they are slightly sweet too. In our house that means they are definitely Ted friendly. Its also means that this dish was very gratefully received. We really enjoyed this meal and we hope you will too.
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Equipment
- Sharp knife
- Chopping board
- Saucepan
- Frying pan
- Tablespoon
- Mixing bowl
Ingredients
- Chorizo x 120g
- Uncooked prawns x 600g
- Spring onions x 1 bunch 6 – 8 onions
- Garlic x 2 cloves
- Red pepper x 1
- Courgette x 1
- Kale or spinach x 1
- Quinoa x 300g or rice
- Bone broth, chicken or vegetable stock x 600mls
- Tamari x 2 tbsp
Method
- Remove the tops and tails from the spring onions.
- Slice the onions and set aside.
- Remove the skin from garlic and slice it.
- Peel the courgette and grate it.
- Cut the top from the pepper and remove the seeds and core.
- Slice the chorizo into half centimetre pieces.
- Put a large saucepan onto a high heat on the hob and add in the oil.
- Let the pan heat up and once the oil is hot add in the spring onions.
- Fry the onions until they start to soften.
- When the onions are soft add in the garlic and fry for about 30 seconds to a minute.
- You may need to turn the heat down at this point and add a little water to stop the food from sticking.
- Next add in the pepper and fry until it starts to soften.
- It may take a little while but it will soften eventually.
- Next add in the courgette and fry for a further few minutes.
- Wash the quinoa through twice in the colander under the cold tap.
- Put the quinoa into a saucepan.
- Add enough broth or stock to cover the rice and then 2 centimetres above the top of the rice.
- Turn the hob on high and bring the pan to the boil.
- Add in the tamari.
- Once the pan is boiling, turn the heat down to low and leave to simmer until all the water has disappeared.
- At the end of the cooking process you may need to turn the heat up slightly but remember to stir the quinoa so it doesn’t stick to the bottom.
- While the rice is cooking put the frying pan onto a high heat and add in the chorizo.
- Fry the chorizo for a few minutes.
- Add in the prawns and cook until they are pink.
- When the chorizo turns a golden brown colour remove from the pan with the slotted spoon.
- Mix all these ingredients together.
- When everything is well mixed and add salt and pepper to taste
- Serve onto plates or bowls and enjoy.
Meaty Quinoa Jambalaya was a huge hit in our house. My husband Howard and son Ted really enjoyed this dish. They love chorizo and prawns so this dish was a good meal to serve. The ingredients in this dinner could be frozen so you could make a big batch for the freezer. The dish can be eaten as leftovers too. Again you could make a big batch and eat this as a meal the next day. However you decide to eat this meal, as always, please enjoy. Thank you. xxx
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