Monday, January 11, 2010

Paella

Ingredients
1 lb chicken breast
1 lb raw shrimp
olive oil
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp oregano
salt and pepper
1 lb chorizo sausage
1 vidalia onion
1 red bell pepper
1 green pepper (optional)
1 c. baby peas (optional)
2 cloves garlic
2 cups Basmati or Jasmine rice
4 1/2 cups chicken broth
2 pinches saffron
2 lemons


Directions
1. Combine 2 TBS olive oil with 1 tsp each of paprika and oregano. Add salt and pepper to taste.
2. Cut chicken into bite sized pieces.
3. Marinate chicken in half of marinade mixture prepared in Step 1.
4. Prepare shrimp and marinate in other half of marinade mixture.
5. In large skillet or paella pan, saute sausage and chicken in 1-2 TBS olive oil. Add chopped onion, pepper and crushed garlic.
6. When sausage and chicken begin to brown, add 2 cups of rice (dry). Saute mixture until rice is opaque.
7. Add 4 cups of hot chicken broth, a pinch of saffron and salt and pepper to taste.
8. Bring chicken broth to a boil and then reduce heat to medium/low and simmer for 10-12 minutes (until rice is nearly cooked through).
9. Add shrimp to paella and continue to cook for 5-10 additional minutes (until shrimp is cooked through.
12. Serve paella in skillet or on platter. Garnish with lemon wedges.

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