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Paella ( kinda of )

Saleem
Paella sounds complicated but it really isn't. I know what you're thinking, the rice is going to be raw and the whole things is going to taste bland. I hear you, I had the same fears, don't worry, I got you.
This is literally a left-over-what's-in-the-fridge recipe. I made sausage sandwiches in the morning and had 4 sausages left over which I wanted to turn into a meal for the evening. I had a red pepper in the fridge and well we always have rice in the house.
Cumberland sausages worked really well but I supposed any sausages will do, there are plenty of other ingredients that will add layers of flavour.
So I figured sausage and red pepper paella. I didn't have any paella rice but I don't believe in all that, rice is rice ... calm down.​
This was lightening fast, it isn't really Paella but everyone loved it so check out the recipe.
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Ingredients
  

  • 4 sausages cooked
  • 1 bell pepper sliced
  • 1 large brown onion sliced
  • 1 cube chicken stock
  • 1½ cups rice
  • 1 tsp garlic granules
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp black pepper

Instructions
 

  • So we have chopped Cumberland sausages ( they're already cooked ).
  • One sliced red pepper.
  • Sliced onion.
  • 1.5 cups of washed rice ( as in, I washed it. It doesn't come washed if that's what you were thinking )
  • This is what we consider a cup ( against all convention ). Yep, i know, but it's a family tradition, the Leon's measure rice in this cup.
  • Make up around 600ml of stock, I used 1.5 stock cubes. ​
  • Turns out a cup is 230ml, so its just under 3 times the water.
  • Optionally salt, pepper and olive oil the sliced bell pepper and chuck them in the air fryer.
  • ​Set the air fryer to around 200 C and 20 minutes.
  • Start by frying the onions on medium heat, not for too long as we want a little bite.
  • ​I didn't have any garlic so I added garlic granules. Once added they should start to go brown within a couple of minutes.
  • At that point throw in the sausages.
  • ​I had them in the fridge so I microwaved them a little just to bring them to room temp.
  • ​Fry everything together for around 5 minutes
  • Add in the salt and pepper.
  • Now throw in the washed rice and mix it all up.
  • Add some more oil, maybe a couple of tablespoons, and continue frying for around 5 minutes.
  • Add in the chicken stock.
  • Simmer on medium/low and the water will quickly dry out, around 5-8 minutes.
  • At this point the peppers should be done if they were in the air fryer. Either way, throw them in and mix it up.
  • Now lid the saucepan and turn the heat down to low. Leave for 15 minutes.
  • There it is, left over sausage paella.