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Smoked Sausage and Piri-Piri Spiced Rice

A quick and flavorful dish combining smoked pork sausage with piri-piri spiced rice, bell peppers, and a creamy yogurt sauce.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Calories: 460

Ingredients
  

For the rice and sausage
  • 75 g Rice Can use white or brown rice
  • 1/2 each Onion Finely chopped
  • 1/2 head Garlic Finely chopped
  • 1/2 each Bell pepper Cut into thin strips
  • 1 each Smoked pork sausage Cut into slices
  • 1/3 sachet Piri-piri seasoning Adjust to taste
  • 1/2 packet Crushed tomatoes No-sugar-added for lower sugar option
  • 1/4 sachet Parsley Fresh, chopped
  • 1/2 pot Greek yogurt For serving
  • 1 tbsp Olive oil For cooking
  • 50 ml Vegetable broth Prepare with hot water
  • Salt and pepper to taste Salt and pepper

Method
 

Preparation
  1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil for the rice. Cook the rice for 12-14 minutes, or until tender. Drain and set aside.
  2. Finely chop the onion and garlic. Cut the bell pepper into thin strips. Cut the sausages into slices of about 1 cm. Prepare the broth with hot water.
Cooking
  1. Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Sauté the smoked pork sausages for 4-6 minutes, or until cooked through and lightly browned. Set aside on a plate.
  2. In the same frying pan, add a drizzle of oil, the onion, garlic, bell peppers, one third sachet piri-piri, and half tsp sugar. Sauté for 3-4 minutes.
  3. Add the crushed tomatoes and broth to the frying pan and scrape off the cooking juices with a spatula. Let simmer over medium-low heat for 4-6 minutes, or until the sauce thickens.
  4. Stir in the rice and sausages into the sauce and mix everything together.
Serving
  1. In a small bowl, mix the yogurt with half of the parsley, a drizzle of olive oil, salt, and pepper. Serve the piri-piri rice and sausages on plates, garnished with the yogurt and the remaining parsley.

Notes

Make ahead by pre-cooking rice and sausage. Store yogurt separately for freshness. This dish is great for meal prep.