Aunt Julia's Paella

* Exported from MasterCook *

Aunt Julia's Paella

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Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Pork/Ham Poultry
Fish/Sea Spanish

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 Chicken, Cut Up (Or 4 Thighs And Legs)
Salt And Pepper To Taste
1 Lb Lean Pork, Cut Into 1-Inch Cubes
1 Md Onion, minced
2 Cloves Garlic, Minced
1/2 Lg Bell Pepper Cut Into 1 1/2 Inch Jullienest
1 Lg Carrot Cut Into 1 1/2 Inch Jullienestrips:
1 Stalk Celery Cut Into 1 1/2 Inch Jullienes
1 C Frozen green peas
1 1/2 Lb Peeled shrimp
1 3/4 Oz Jar sliced pimento
2 Ts Capers, with juice
4 Oz Jar Pimento-Stuffed Green Olives
1/2 Lb Calamari (Squid), Cleaned And Sliced
5 C Water
4 Chicken bouillon cubes
1 T Saffron threads
2 1/2 C Uncle Ben's (C) Rice Uncooked
3 Hard boiled eggs, sliced
1/2 Lb Unpeeled shrimp (heads on)
Oil for frying

{ Submitted by Chiqui Collier, Cookery N'Orleans Restaurant }

In a large electric skillet or paella pan, brown the chicken pieces (that ha
ve been seasoned with salt and pepper) in a little oil. Remove from the pan.
Add the pork cubes to the drippinfs and brown for about 5 minutes. Remove from
the pan. To the pan drippings (add a little more oil if necessary) add the o
nion, garlic, bell pepper, celery and carrot. Stir-fry for 2 minutes.

Add the peas, peeled shrimp, pimentos, capers, chicken, calamari and pork. S
tir. In a separate pot, bring the 5 cups of water to a boil; stir in the boui
llon cubes and saffron. Let it stand for 5 minutes until dissolved.

Gently stir the rice into the skillet mixture. Slowly pour in enough of the
bouillon mixture to cover the rice and chicken pieces. Cover and cook over lo
w heat for about 20 minutes. Uncover and decoaratively arrange the egg slices
and raw unpeeled shrimp on the top. (Add more broth as necessary to keep the r
ice moist.

Cover and steam for another 10 minutes until the shrimp are cooked and the r
ice is tender. (Paella should be moist but not wet!) Place the pan on a hot
pad on the serving table and let everyone help themselves.

Serve with a mixed green salad, red ripe tomatoes and some French bread. Als
o mix up a pitcher of Sangria and enjoy!

Serves: 12.

[ The Legends of Louisisna Cookbook; Sheila Ainbinder; ISBN 0-671-70817-1 ] O
riginally Posted by Fred Peters



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