Sunday, 3 April 2011

Paella (my friends love this) - serves 6

I've deliberately not put quantities, for most ingredients, as it's a matter of personal taste.

4 Chicken Breasts - diced
Olive Oil
1 Red Pepper - chopped
2 Red Onions - chopped
Garlic Puree
Tomato Puree
Chilli Sauce (I use Lee and Perrins Garlic and Chilli Sauce)
Mushrooms
Frozen Peas
Paella Rice (75 g per person)
Turmeric
Chicken Stock
Chorizo Sausage - diced
Prawns and Mussels (I use Asda's frozen prawns, mussels and squid, but defrost them first)
A few large shell-on prawns

Heat oil in pan.  Fry off diced chicken till cooked.  Add onions and pepper.  Fry until soft.  Add garlic, tomato and chilli puree to taste.

IF YOU WANT YOU CAN SWITCH IT OFF NOW AND FINISH IT LATER.

Add chopped mushrooms and chorizo sausage and heat up, then add rice and fry for a few minutes.  Sprinkle on about a teaspoon of turmeric.

Add chicken stock and keep stirring to prevent sticking - though some say that paella should be stuck to the pan.  Add more hot water as required. 

When not much liquid left, add peas, prawns and mussels (and squid if using) and heat through.  Test to see if rice is cooked.

Add a few 'shell-on' prawns on top and leave long enough for them to heat up.

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