Smoked Sausage Recipe

Ingredients : Serves 4

45 ml/3 tsp oil
1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 red (bell) pepper, chopped
1 carrot, chopped
1 celery stick, chopped
225 g/8 oz/1 cup long-grain rice
400 g/14 oz/1 large can of tomatoes, chopped
15 ml/1 tbsp mild paprika
5 ml/1 tsp caster (superfine) sugar

450 ml/0.75 pt/2 cups Vegetable Stock
225 g/8 oz smoked sausage, cut into chunks
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method :

Heat the oil in a large saucepan and fry (saute) the onion, garlic, pepper, carrot and celery for about 5 minutes until soft but not brown. Add the rice and stir until hot and shining. Stir in the tomatoes, followed by the paprika to taste, and the sugar. Stir in the stock, bring to the boil, then simmer for about 10 minutes until the rice is tender and most of the liquid has been absorbed. If there is still too much liquid, boil for a minute or two to evaporate. Stir in the sausage and heat through, then season to taste and serve.