Going to give two more days to see if any late comers haven't posted


Anyway here is mine. It is a recipe that I got off the TV but the times I have used have turned out really good.


4 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for drizzling

1 Spanish onion, peeled and chopped

1 large red pepper, deseeded and chopped

3-4 garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced

2 long red chillies, sliced on the diagonal (optional)

Few sprigs of thyme

4 skinless and boneless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces

Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

125g chorizo, sliced

1 tsp paprika

400g Spanish or short-grain rice

Splash of dry sherry (or dry white wine)

1/2 tsp saffron strands

4 large tomatoes, roughly chopped

500g clams, cleaned

300g king prawns (whole or heads removed)

200g peas (thawed, if frozen)

300g squid, cleaned and sliced into rings

Handful of flat-leaf parsley, leaves chopped

1 lemon, cut into wedges to garnish


1 Put the kettle on to boil. Heat the olive oil in a large paella pan. Add the chopped onions, peppers, garlic, chillies and thyme. Sauté the vegetables for a few minutes until the onions begin to soften. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and add to the pan along with the chorizo and paprika. Fry, stirring frequently, over a high heat to lightly seal the meat. The chorizo will start to ooze a lovely golden oil.

2 Tip in the rice and a drizzle of oil, if necessary. Stir well to ensure that each grain of rice is coated in oil. Pour in a generous splash of sherry and allow it to evaporate before adding about a litre of boiling water, which should come roughly 1cm above the level of the rice. Reduce the heat, bring the liquid to a simmer and add the saffron. Stir well to distribute the strands. Add the tomatoes and season well. Simmer for 10-12 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent the rice from sticking, but take care not to overstir or it will release too much starch.

3 Add the clams and prawns, topping up with more boiling water if necessary, and stir through so that the shellfish are submerged. Cook for 4-5 minutes over a medium heat until the prawns turn opaque and the clams start to open up. Finally, stir in the squid and peas. The squid should only take 2 minutes to cook – it will turn opaque when ready. Season to taste.

4 Take the pan off the heat, cover with foil and leave the rice to stand for 5 minutes. To garnish, sprinkle with a handful of chopped parsley and arrange the lemon wedges around the pan. Bring to the table and serve immediately.

My camera battery was dead so I don't have shots of dinner, but last night I made Dirty Shrimp, which is kind of dirty rice and beans with shrimp over it.

Shrimp
*1/2 cup diced red onion
*2-3 cloves of garlic, pressed
*3 T. butter, salted (none of that margarine crap)
*2 pounds shrimp, deveined and peeled - tails removed
*1 large tomato
*1/4 c. fresh parsley, chopped
*1 lemon
*1/2 tsp. paprika
*1/2 tsp. sea salt
*1/4 tsp. fresh ground black pepper
*1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
*1/4 tsp. dried thyme

Preheat oven to 250 F.
In a 13x9 casserole dish, arrange shrimp as evenly as possible.
Blend paprika, salt, pepper, cayenne and thyme with a fork in a small mixing bowl.
Cut lemon in half and squeeze the juice of one halve into the seasoning mixture, blending well.
Baste shrimp with seasoning mixture, pouring any remaining amounts over evenly.
In a large skillet, add garlic and onions to butter over medium heat. Cook until onions become slightly transparent, stirring often. Remove from heat and scatter over shrimp.
Cut tomato in half, squeezing to remove seeds. Then dice and stir with parsley.
Spread tomato mixture over shrimp.
Cover baking dish with aluminium foil and place in oven for fifteen minutes.

Beans and Rice
*2 cloves garlic, pressed
*1 T butter, salted
*1 c. white rice
*1 16 ounce can of kidney beans, rinsed
*2 c. water
*1 T. salt, ionized

In a large pot, bring water, butter, garlic and salt to boil.
Add in beans and rice, cover and reduce to low to medium heat for twenty minutes, stirring every five minutes.

Blend rice mixture with shrimp, stirring well before serving hot.

 

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And the Winners are....Drum Roll Please


1st Place goes to Proto with the Arnccini
2nd Place goes to PKHere with the Rice and Chicken Casserole
and last place goes to the Paella

Congrats to all the Winners you will be getting email in a bit.

Thanks for participating and I am sorry for the delay in announcing the winner

grats, grats, and grats!!!!

 

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Congratulations to you all!

Annette

 

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Congratulations all!!

 

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