Paella I recipe

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Ingredients

4 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 red bell pepper, chopped
4 ounces Spanish chorizo (cured spiced pork sausage), casing discarded and sausage cut into 1/4-inch dice
2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into 1 inch cubes
1 (12 ounce) package uncooked Arborio rice
5 cups chicken broth
½ cup white wine
1 sprig fresh thyme
1 pinch saffron
salt to taste
ground black pepper to taste
2 squid, cleaned and cut into 1 inch pieces
2 tomatoes, seeded and chopped
½ cup frozen green peas
12 large shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 pound mussels, cleaned and debearded
¼ cup chopped Italian flat leaf parsley
8 slices lemon, for garnish

Nutrition Info

524.1 calories
carbohydrate: 56.6 g
cholesterol: 106 mg
fat: 18.2 g
fiber: 3.3 g
protein: 28.8 g
saturatedFat: 4.3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 1162.2 mg
sugar: 4.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Heat olive oil in paella pan over medium heat. Add onion, garlic and pepper, cook and stir for a few minutes. Add chorizo sausage, diced chicken, and rice, cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in 3 1/2 cups stock, wine, thyme leaves, and saffron. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to the boil, and simmer for 15 minutes, stir occasionally.

  2. Taste the rice, and check to see if it is cooked. If the rice is uncooked, stir in 1/2 cup more stock. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally. Stir in additional stock if necessary: use up to 2 cups additional stock, 5 cups total. Cook until rice is done.

  3. Stir in squid, tomatoes, and peas. Cook for 2 minutes. Arrange prawns and mussels on top. Cover with foil, and leave for 3 to 5 minutes.

  4. Remove the foil, and scatter parsley over the food. Serve in paella pan, garnished with lemon wedges.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

A very traditional paella, garnished with chorizo, chicken, peas, squid, mussels, and shrimp. Chorizo is a sausage spiced with garlic and chili powder;remove casing before cooking. A paella pan is recommended.

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