Chorizo And Basil Pilaf - cooking recipe

Ingredients

500 g chorizo sausage (or other spicy sausage)
1 tablespoon light olive oil
2 brown onions, sliced thinly
1 garlic clove, crushed
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
2 cups basmati rice, rinsed
4 cups beef stock
1 red capsicum, diced
1/2 cup basil leaves, torn

Preparation

Heat a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Cut each chorizo in half, length ways, then slice into 5mm thick pieces. Put chorizo into pan and fry gently for 3-5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
Heat oil in large pan over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring for 2 minutes. Add garlic and cook for a further minute, until onion is soft. Add cumin, coriander, tumeric and chilli and cook, stirring for 1 minute until fragrant.
Add rice. Stir to coat with oil and spices then add capsicum and stock.
Bring to the boil, reduce heat to medium/low. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until rice is tender and stock has been absorbed.
Stir in chorizo and basil. Cover and remove pan from heat. Stand for 5 minutes or until chorizo has been heated through.
Serve into bowls and season with salt & pepper if desired.