Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Paella A La Valenciana(Spanish Seafood Rice)

(3-4 portions)
Ingredients:
1 1/2 tablespoon corn oil
1 clove garlic
1 onion ,chopped
1 red capsicum,seeded and cut into strips
1/2 small chicken ,cut inot small pieces
6 mussels
2 tomatoes,peeled and quartered
375gm rice
3 cups chicken stock
Saffron
60gm shelled peas
250gm ikan kurau
1/2 crayfish,cut into small pieces
125gm raw prawns
1 spring parsley,chopped
salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method:
1.Heat the corn oil in a large frying pan and add in garlic,onion,capsicum strips,chicken pieces.Saute till the meat browns
2.Add tomatoes,stir in the rice and cook over low heat for 5 minutes
3.Add in stock ,saffron and peas.Cook for 10 minutes.
4.Add the fish,mussels and prawns,cook gently for 10 minutes,adding more stock if necessary.The rice should be moist but not soggy.
5.To serve ,take out some of the meat ,fish ,rice,prawns,peas and capsicum and arrange in a decorative pattern on top.Sprinkle with parsley and set the pan on the table

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