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Spanish Chicken And Mussel Paella

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Grains, Meats Spanish Cklive17 1 servings

INGREDIENTS

2 tb Olive oil
1 c Yellow onion; minced (1 medium)
1 Red or green bell pepper; cored, seeded and
; cut into strips
1 c Seeded and chopped tomato; (a 1-pound can)
1 ts Dried thyme and basil; crumbled
1 ts Cumin seed
1 Bay leaf
1 tb Minced garlic
2 1/2 Chicken; cut into 10 serving
; pieces or 6 chicken
; legs, seperated
; into drumsticks and
; thighs, up to
; 3-pound
Salt and pepper
2 tb Olive oil
1/2 lb Chorizo or Spanish sausage; cut crosswise into
; slices, or smoked
; ham, diced (about 3
; links)
4 1/2 cups chicken broth; up to 4
1/4 ts Ground saffron or tumeric
3 c Long-grain rice
1 lb Mussels; scrubbed well,
; beards removed and
; rinsed
1 c Fresh or frozen peas; thawed
Minced fresh coriander or parsley for
; garnish
Lemon wedges for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

FOR THE SOFRITO
Make the sofrito: In a skillet heat 2 tablespoons olive oil. Add the onion
and pepper, and cook until softened, about 2 minutes. Add tomatoes, thyme,
basil, cumin seed, bay leaf and garlic. Season with salt and pepper. Cook
the mixture for 5 to 7 minutes, or until almost all the liquid has
evaporated. Set aside.
Pat dry the chicken and season it with salt and pepper. In a large deep
ovenproof skillet heat the oil over moderately high heat until it is hot.
Add the chicken to the skillet, cook it for 7 to 10 minutes on each side,
or until it is browned and transfer it to a plate. Add the sausage or ham
to the skillet, cook it, tossing, until it is browned lightly, and transfer
with a slotted spoon to the plate.
To assemble the paella: Preheat the oven 400 degrees. In a saucepan bring
the broth to a simmer over modertaely high heat, add the saffron or tumeric
and let the mixture steep for 5 minutes. In a 14-inch paella pan or a large
deep ovenproof skillet, arrange the rice, chicken, sausage or ham and
sofrito. Add the prepared broth, bring the liquid to a simmer over high
heat, stirring, and immediately remove the pan from the heat. Arrange the
shellfish in the pan and bake the paella on the floor of the oven for 25
minutes. (Do not stir the paella during cooking. If the mixture becomes
dry, add the additional broth.) Add the peas and bake the paella for 10
minutes more, or until the liquid is absorbed and the mussels have opened.
Let the paella stand, covered with a dish towel, for 5 minutes before
serving. Serve the paella in its dish garnished with the coriander and
lemon wedges.
Yield: 6 to 8 servings
Converted by MC_Buster.
Per serving: 11087 Calories (kcal); 654g Total Fat; (54% calories from
fat); 751g Protein; 483g Carbohydrate; 3522mg Cholesterol; 5465mg Sodium
Food Exchanges: 29 Grain(Starch); 99 Lean Meat; 3 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 71
Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates
Recipe by: COOKING LIVE SHOW # CL9306
Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.

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