Paella tonight

[hammerman]

So i have 1kg chicken breasts, large chorizo saussage, Arborio risotto rice, chicken stock, mushrooms, peppers, peas, onions and all the herbs and spices you can think of....except saffron !!!!

anything else you can think of to chuck in....chopped hardboiled eggs for example ?

The family don't do seafood :-(

[dickythecook]

A little turmeric for colour and a splash of wine. I'll be round at about 19:00hrs. The curry I've just made will do better for standing

[DTCwordfan]

have a go at this

ingredients
500g chicken breasts (can whack in more)
4 tbsp olive oil
1 large onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 tsp ground turmeric
115g chorizo sausage, peeled
225g long grain rice
600ml chicken stock
4 tomatoes, skinned, seeded and chopped
1 red pepper, seeded and sliced
115g frozen peas
1 chopped chilli (optional)
salt and black pepper

Heat the oil in a large non-stick pan and then brown the chicken on both.

Then add onion and garlic, and stir in the turmeric. Cook for about two minutes.

Chorizo sliced and add to the pan with the rice and stock. Bring to the boil and season to taste, then cover and continue to cook on a medium heat for ten - fifteen minutes.

Add chopped tomatoes, sliced red pepper, chilli and frozen peas, and cook for ten more minutes or until the chicken is ready and the rice has absorbed the stock.

[hammerman]

Forgot....got the white wine too !!!. Cheers

[DTCwordfan]

and peas and mushrooms no problem either, leeks as well, finely chopped into strands - herbs some rosemary?

[DTCwordfan]

whack a slug in to deglaze the pan after the onion phase

[hammerman]

Don't think the family are too keen on slugs either !!!! ;-)

[DTCwordfan]

lol - slug of the white stuff, the other half of the large glass destined for your gullet

[hammerman]

lol...just kidding. I have to buy small bottles of wine for cooking as i detest the stuff. Love it in food though. Now a nice pint of old speckled hen and your talking !!!!

[DTCwordfan]

I'll be around and glug the wine - I'll bring some half decent stuff - a nice little Rioja with the paella perhaps.

[Bluestone]

I kid you not, I am having the exact same thing. I don't like prawns either, so I am also have the chorizo version. I absolutely LOVE it! :-)
I do, however, have saffron, because I went and got some especially last week. In fact, I then started a thread asking why it was so expensive :-)

Enjoy! :))

[Bluestone]

Thanks for that recipe, DT. I knew I was missing something. PEAS!!!

[DTCwordfan]

because we Cornish corner the crocus market for saffron cakes, Bluestone - though IMO, keep it for the Paella (not a big saffron cake fan).

[Bluestone]

And wine!!

I also use some paprika :-)

[boxtops]

sounds yummy, although I'd find risotto rice a bit too sticky - let us know how it works out!

[hammerman]

well it's bubbling away. It smells and tastes delish. Just added the rice so will be 15-20 mins.

[boxtops]

We'll wait for feedback in an hour then :-)

[hammerman]

oh my god...it's absolutely delish. The sauce thickened nicely and the rice absorbed most of it. Only drawback is it's a bit salty...probably caused by the chorizo.

I'd love to chuck a big handfull of juicy prawns next time :-)

[DTCwordfan]

it's the stock if you have bought it.......most commercial ones have terrible levels of salt - look for a low content one if possible.......best way is to make your own with a chicken carcass and any old veg and freeze it once cooked and strained, that is if you don't make it already.....

[ummmm]

I don't like salt but I don't find stock cubes too salty.

I'm building up a collection of bones!!

[diddlydo]

If you use risotto rice and turmeric, please don't call it paella. Paella rice is completely different and if you don't have saffron, use a small amount of paprika for colour.