Utensils:
Stiff food brush Vegetable knife Cutting board 2 plates Fry pan 2 plates Paper towel 10-12 inch skillet Measuring cups Knife for slicing meat Tongs Paella pan |
Ingredients:
_____ 12 medium shrimp _____12 small hard-shelled clams _____1/2 pound smoked sausage _____ 6 skinless chicken thighs _____ salt and freshly ground pepper _____ 1/2 cup onion _____ 1/2 cup olive oil, divided _____ 5 cloves garlic _____1 medium green pepper _____ 1 large tomato _____ 2 1/2 cups of rice _____1/4 teaspoon saffron _____ 1 cup fresh or frozen peas _____2 lemons _____vegetable cooking spray |
Directions for Proceeding:
Cook 1 Cook 2 Complete steps 1-3. Complete step 4. Complete step 5 -6. Complete step 7 -8. Complete steps 9-12 with partner This recipe results in very generous portions, particularly of the rice. You may try decreasing the amount of rice used, but if you do, be sure to decrease the amount of boiling water as well. Of course, the types of fish and meat may vary or pescatarians may just use a variety of fishes.
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1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Scrub clams thoroughly with a stiff brush under cold running water. 3. Set clams and shrimp aside on plates. 4. Slice sausage into ½ inch rounds. Spray fry pan with vegetable spray and add 1 tsp of olive oil and fry in skillet until browned. Drain on paper towel. 5. Pat the chicken dry with paper towel and cut each thigh in two. 6. In the skillet, heat ¼ cup olive oil over medium high heat. Add chicken and brown well, turning with tongs to brown evenly and remove chicken to a separate plate. 7. Chop onion and mince garlic. 8. Cut pepper into strips and chop tomato. 9. Add remaining ¼ cup of olive oil to skillet and sauté onions, pepper strips, and tomato, over medium heat until vegetables have softened. Add garlic and sausage and cook briefly. 10. In a 14 inch casserole or paella pan, combine onion/pepper mixture, rice, salt, if desired and saffron. Pour in 5 cups boiling water stirring constantly. 11. Arrange meats and seafood on rice and scatter peas. Do not stir again once arranged. Set pan on the bottom rack in the oven and bake uncovered for 25-30 minutes until the liquid is absorbed. 12. Remove paella when done,, cover, and let rest for 5 minutes. Garnish with lemon. |