Saturday, April 28, 2007

Paella



· 20-25 pc mussels

· 1 c squid, sliced (or 5 pc medium squid)

· 2 pc crabs

· ½ c medium-size shrimps

· ½ kg chicken breast, leg, gizzard, and liver

· 3 tbsp chorizo fat

· 2 tbsp oil

· ¼ kg pork cut into 1-inch cubes

· ½ c ham cut into 1-inch squares

· 1 pc chorizo de bilbao, sliced

· 1 clove garlic, crushed

· 1 onion, chopped fine

· 1 c tomato sauce

· 3 ½ c chicken broth

· 2 c rice, washed

· 1 pc red pepper, in strips

· 10 pc string beans

· 1 tsp soy sauce or patis

· 2 tsp salt

· 2 tsp monosodium glutamate

· ¼ c sweet peas

· 2 hard-boiled eggs

· ½ c parsley

Steam mussles. Set aside 1 cup broth. Remove ink of squid. Slice and boil. Set aside. Boil crabs and shrimps together; set aside. Boil bony parts of chicken; set broth aside. Heat fat and oil in skillet. Fry chicken, pork, ham, and chorizo. Cook until half-done. Remove from skillet. Saute garlic, onion, and tomato sauce. Add chicken broth and rice. Mix well. When rice is half-done, add red pepper, string beans, mussles, squid, and other meats. Season with soy sauce, salt, andMSG. Cover tightly and cook without stirring until broth is absorbed. During last 5 minutes of cooking, put shrimps, crabs, and peas on top. Garnish with sliced eggs, strips of pepper, and parseley.

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