Anyone for Paella

[bcsdguy]

We made this for the first time and it was so good. Does anyone else like paella?

[NYCgrrl]

bcsdguy wrote:

NYCgrrl wrote:
Luverly looking paella! What meats did you use?

We used chicken and Polish sausage but you should use Linguica.

What I like about paella is you can use most any kind of protein you prefer; I'll admit I once used dry Chinese sausage (lop cheong) within a paella cause it's what I had on hand.
Just be sure to use a short grain rice if at all possible.

[Pangaea_Ron]

An article today in the New Zealand Herald.

Learning to Make Paella in Barcelona

[bcsdguy]

NYCgrrl wrote:
Luverly looking paella! What meats did you use?

We used chicken and Polish sausage but you should use Linguica.

[bcsdguy]

Busskipper, you can order it on Amazon.com

[bcsdguy]

GoPackGo wrote:
I could live on Paella. I have always had seafood paella in restaurants and didn't realize there were different slants on this - was told that paella is 'fisherman's stew'. Can someone point me at some good recipes - seafood, chicken, sausage ??? can you do this in a crockpot ? I am not much of a cook - simple is good, but I can follow directions.

Thank You in advance.

I don't think you would like it in a crock pot.

[NYCgrrl]

GoPackGo wrote:
I could live on Paella. I have always had seafood paella in restaurants and didn't realize there were different slants on this - was told that paella is 'fisherman's stew'. Can someone point me at some good recipes - seafood, chicken, sausage ??? can you do this in a crockpot ? I am not much of a cook - simple is good, but I can follow directions.

Thank You in advance.

This recipe gives a great start to making an authentic paella for my money and think. The only change I'd make would be to saute the smoked paprika in olive oil at the start for a full sensory effect:

https://www.tienda.com/recipes/ultimate-mixed-paella.html

HTH

Oh and as much as I love my slow cooker it's not the right tool for a paella cuz you'll miss the crusty rice bits at the end.

PS - I make my paella in either a CI 12" skillet or wok w/ great success; no need to buy a paella pan unless you want to.

[bigred1cav]

recipes?

[GoPackGo]

I could live on Paella. I have always had seafood paella in restaurants and didn't realize there were different slants on this - was told that paella is 'fisherman's stew'. Can someone point me at some good recipes - seafood, chicken, sausage ??? can you do this in a crockpot ? I am not much of a cook - simple is good, but I can follow directions.

Thank You in advance.

[DeanRIowa]

I love Paella as well. Here is a photo of the last one I made:


Some Chicken, Shrimp and some andouille sausage, I always like a good vegetable Paella and the best part of a Paella is the socarrat.

Dean

[Gonzo42]

DW has ours on the stove right this very minute. We have it every Christmas as part of a 7-seafoods-course traditional meal. (But its good any time).

[bcsdguy]

Pangaea Ron wrote:
I love paella, and make it often mostly using chicken thighs and chicken Italian sausage. I had two Spanish architects that worked for me and they always argued over what should or shouldn't be included. One from inland insisted that it only be made with rabbit, and the other from Valencia insisted that seafood be used. I love both types. We just returned from Spain and had paella made with pork and sausage.

Your paella looks great.

We used chicken and linguica sausage. Bought the bomba rice and spice packs on Amazon. Fantastic.

[Pangaea_Ron]

Busskipper

You are right, saffron is the key. We buy it in Spain and friends also know to bring it back for us when they are there. We recently bought about 2 cups of it there for about $40 USD. A couple of years ago, I priced it at Safeway and it was nearly $10,000 a pound!

I sometimes do a quick version and use packets of Mahatma Yellow Saffron Rice ($0.89/packet).

[Second_Chance]

My wife lived in Spain where, depending on the region, they throw in everything from rabbit to whatever seafood was available. We love it... but our paella pan is in storage since we went full-time. Yours looks delicious!

Rob

[Busskipper]

bcsdguy wrote:
We made this for the first time and it was so good. Does anyone else like paella?

Love it - our old family recipe has always cooked it in the oven -just bought a stovetop pan to try out last month - but been too busy - LOOKS REALLY GOOD - where do you get your Saffron from? we use a small sausage - Chicken - and fresh Shrimp - but IMHO the Saffron is the key.

Thanks for sharing,