Golden pilaf with sizzling merguez

Name: Golden pilaf with sizzling merguez
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 butternut squash, deseeded and cut into bite-sized pieces (do not peel); 2 onions, halved, then thinly sliced; 1 Tbsp sunflower or vegetable oil; 25 grams butter; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1 Tbsp sundried tomato paste; 300 grams basmati rice, soaked for 20 minutes, then rinsed well; 600 milliliters vegetable or chicken stock; 500 grams merguez sausage (around 12 thin merguez), or chorizo if you cant find them; 1 large pack mint leaves, torn; 50 grams pistachio, roughly chopped; 1 serving roasted red pepper & harissa sauce (see recipe in tip, below); 170 grams pot Greek yogurt

Golden pilaf with sizzling merguez might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. One portion of this dish contains around 26g of protein, 31g of fat, and a total of 650 calories. This gluten free recipe serves 6. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 50 minutes. If you have chorizo if you can't find them, onions, butter, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Spelt Pilaf With Pickled Radish, Pumpkin Seeds, Golden Raisins, Merguez Lamb Burger, and Merguez lamb kebabs.

Instructions

Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas

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Toss the squash, a quarter of the sliced onions and the oil in a large roasting tin, season, then roast for 20 mins.

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Onion

Squash

Cooking Oil

Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large pan and add the rest of the onions, plus some seasoning. Gently cook for 15 mins until tender and turning gold.

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Seasoning

Butter

Onion

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Frying Pan

Add the cinnamon and nutmeg to the onions. Toast for 1 min, then add the tomato paste and rice, and sizzle for a few mins.

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Tomato Paste

Cinnamon

Nutmeg

Onion

Toast

Rice

Pour in the stock and bring to the boil. stir the rice, then cover and simmer for 10 mins. Take the pan off the heat and set aside for 10 mins more to let the rice become fluffy and light.

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Stock

Rice

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Frying Pan

Toss the squash and onions, then return to the oven for 20 mins.

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Onion

Squash

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Oven

Put the merguez into the oven in a separate tin and roast for 20 mins. The squash will be tender by this point, and the onions very crisp (verging on burnt in a good way!).

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Onion

Squash

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When ready to serve, slice the sausages on an angle. Toss the squash, onions, sausage, mint and pistachios through the rice and serve with the sauce and a dollop of yogurt.

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Pistachio Nuts