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Cooking making it simple!

Paella November 15, 2007

Filed under: Seafood — dokidok @ 8:46 pm
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Ingredients

1 lb. mussels, half shell

1/2 lb. calamari rings (squid)

1/2 lb. shrimp

1/2 lb. scallops

3/4 lb. mix chicken legs and thigh

2 tbsp. Canola oil

1 onion, chopped

8 cloves garlic, minced 

100 grams ham, cubed

2 pieces Spanish chorizo,

2 cups rice, washed

250 ml tomato sauce

1/2 cup green peas

1 tsp. saffron

1-2 Laurel leaf

1 green and red peppers, cubed

1 tsp. paprika

salt and pepper to taste

 Simmer 5 mins. cleaned half shell mussels, calamari rings, shrimps and scallops with 3 cups water. Set aside and sieve the broth.

Fry the chicken until golden brown. Set aside. Use the same pan and saute the garlic, onions for 3 mins. then add ham and chorizo. Add rice try to coat with the rest of the ingredients. Cook for 5 mins. in medium heat.  Then add tomato sauce, broth, saffron, laurel, paprika and salt and pepper to taste. Cover and let rice cooked for 15-20 mins. Make sure the rice does not stick to the pan. Half way of the cooking add the green peas, green and red peppers. Lastly add the seafood’s.

*You can omit the shrimps if you’re allergic. This dish is good with the Sangria.