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| Paella Valenciana |
1/4 kilo pork menudo cut
1/2 kilo mussels, cleaned and boiled with ginger and small amount of salt
2 pcs. crab, cut into half
1 pc. chicken breast fillet, cut stripped
1 pc. chorizo de bilbao, cut into small pieces
8 pcs. shrimps, peeled and deveined
2 pcs. squids, head removed and sliced into rings
2 bell peppers, cut into small pieces
1 can green peas (small)
2 pcs. chicken bouillon cubes
2 1/2 cups long grained rice
1 pc medium onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
2 eggs, hard boiled and sliced thinly
1/4 cup olive oil
10 cups water
1/2 cup sprite or 7up soda
1 tsp. saffron
1/2 tsp. paprika
salt and pepper
Preparations:
1. put pork in a bowl and pinch in salt and pepper and a half tsp. of olive oil, keep aside.
2. put chicken in a bowl and pinch in salt and pepper and a half tsp. of olive oil, keep aside.
3. put shrimp in a bowl and pinch in salt and pepper, keep aside.
4. remove mussel shell, put in a bowl and add 1 cup of its soup, keep aside.
5. wash rice grains and let soak for at least 15 minutes in a bowl.
6. put crab into small pan, pinch a salt and pepper and half cup of sprite, boil for 5 mins and keep aside.
7. in a small casserole, heat 10 cups of water and melt chicken bouillon, this will serve as chicken stock
8. when all other ingredients are prepared, let's cook!
Instructions:
1. Heat 1/4 cup of olive oil in paellera
2. Saute onion and garlic followed by pork, chicken and chorizo until pork is brown
3. Put in, mussels and its soup, followed by bell peppers, saffron, paprika, add in a pinch of salt and pepper
4. Lower heat, put in rice and spread it all over the ingredients above
5. Add chicken stock slowly, and let cook
6. While waiting for rice to cook, saute shrimps and squid in a separate pan (less than 3 minutes to avoid over cooking)
7. Pour green peas over the rice and spread wide
8. Put crab, shrimps, squid and eggs over the cooking rice. Pour in some more chicken stock if needed, check the rice if cooked.
9. When rice is cooked, cover and let it rest for at least 15 mins.
Note: Paellera can be bought at Gourdo's outlets. Cheaper than any other seller.
