I love paella, but hate seafood. My operating theory on the paella is that, despite all outward European appearances, I am actually Asian, and paella is just European fried rice.
So I created a paella recipe that has no seafood in it. It is, in the words of culinary gastronomy, quite nommy. But, as I am a software person and not a writer, this is just a meta-recipe (that is, it tells you what to make, but assumes you know how to make it).
This will feed like 8 people, so you're warned that you need a biiiiig pan for the last part. When I made this I cooked it in two passes, because I don't have a biiiiig pan.
Here goes:
1 cup (uncooked) rice
1 can chicken broth
2 pounds chicken
10oz chorizo sausage
1 yellow onion
4 cloves garlic
2 Tbsp capers
olive oil (I recommend Filippo Berio; it doesn't beat you over the head with olive flavor)
RICE:
- cook rice, using the broth instead of water.
CHICKEN:
- dice up the chicken and sauté in olive oil in a shallow pan. It doesn't have to be cooked all the way through (it'll be finished off later) but it should be mostly done.
- set aside
CHORIZO:
- pan-fry the chorizo, in more olive oil. This one I would cook all the way through.
- set aside
ONIONS AND GARLIC:
- chop up the onions and garlic
- sauté them in even more olive oil.
- set aside
By the time you're done with all that, the rice should be ready. Put everything (and the capers) in a big pan, throw in more olive oil, and stir. Cover, then let it sit on medium heat for another 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Nom nom nom nom.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
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