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"Spanish Paella is an E-Z Do from the Cook Book If You Take a Closer Look..."

  • Sep 10, 2016
  • 2 min read

Updated: Oct 19, 2023


Ingredients:

(Note: We will be using from the 'Net with food idea cos. from Knorr(R) of Scandinavia and Glicko(R) of Japan for any of their popular soup bases and concentrates which have to be kitchen tested or formulated.)

- Chicken broth and from bullion, 4 c with 2 cubed bullion

- Chicken and Beef, 2 1/2 lbs med. cubed to bite size pieces

- Tomatoes (sun-dried), from 3 tomatoes

- Green & red bell peppers roasted, peeled and sun-dried, 1 of each and sliced to slithers

- Turmeric extract (note, we substitute saffron for this yellowing ingredient), 3 tblsp

- Whole raisins, 1/3 c

- Whole pimiento olives, 1 doz sliced to garnish topping

- Potatoes, 3 med. cubed

- Onions, 1 med. minced

- Garlic, 3 cloves minced

- Chorizo, 1/2 lb med. cubed to bite size pieces

- Salt & pepper, to taste using 2 tsp of each one

- Olive oil, 5 tblsp

- Paprika, 2 tblsp

- Bay Leaf, 2 pieces

- Hard boiled eggs, 5 sliced in medallions

- Rice, short-med. grain, 3 c (serves 8)

- Scallions, 1/2 doz. cut to stalks of 3 in. and fluted at end to decorate for greens on the top

- Add store-bought seafood mix, 125 g bag

- (Optional) Mussels, Scallops, Shrimp, Clams (all-in-shell), and/or Squid fried with its white meat enough to garnish the topping or 5 of each x 5 for total 25 pieces.


Instructional Steps:

  1. Pre-cook by browning the meat cubes in the onions for 10 mins.

  2. Take oil and fry garlic, turmeric, paprika, salt and pepper.

  3. Take the stock and bullion that has dissolved in it and add rice, add the other veggies of tomatoes, peppers, raisins, potatoes, and chorizo, bay leaf, and seafood mix and cook or boil for 20 mins.

  4. Add in finally the browned meat cubes.

  5. Cook to boiling point for 20 mins.

  6. Remove from heat and stand and place in an oval casserole dish and proceed to decorate with toppings with the egg medallions, scallions and shelled seafood and the squid- if any prepared by golden browning in a mini-roaster.

  7. Finally top with olives sliced.

Remember there is potato, raisin, seafood mix ingredients, tomatoes and peppers, chorizo, and of course the meat cubes making the dish both so tasty and entertaining.

 
 
 

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IN PRACTICE SOME
COOKING TIPS BY THE TIME DINNER COMES ROUND WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS:

#1 

Keep it simple. Note and go through each step of the cooking process from prep time (including arranging ingredients), utensils, including pots and pans, preheat the oven and set timer for cooking time, after let set aside to cool down according to instructions; serve also in the manner for presentation as recommended by the recipe-maker.

#2

Check for doneness with cooking time: e. g. for roasts, use a roasting thermometer, a toothpick for breads, puddings and cakes; note the need to pre-coat the sheet pans for baking with shortening/oil. For pasta and vegetables follow carefully instructions to be al dente adding enough water, gentle boiling with salt added and tasting regularly the bite, followed by draining and washing several times.

#3

As a rule we prepare and present foods readily using only the implements and serving dishes and/or pans that allow for this to avoid any extra artistry thru decorative needs as is limited, involved with the dish. Alternatively follow according to script the illustrated suggestion on the packaging.

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