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Paella. (Spanish rice and Shellfish dish)
National dish of Spain, originally a dish cooked by Spanish fishermen using some shellfish caught that day, finished off using the most versatile ingredient rice and something used nearly every day in Spanish homes. Who said you have to have a fiesta to eat this amazing dish.
This tasty version is made with cray fish.
(Rice, peas, red peppers, prawns, clams, mussels, squid, chicken, garlic,
onions, tomatoes, fish stock, sweet paprika, fresh parsley, salt and pepper to taste, white wine, olive oil for cooking)
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This paella is packed with flavour with chicken, clams, mussels, prawns and squid. All paellas are made using only the feshest ingredients and home made fish stocks. Mmmmm,
Other variations1.
1. Add rabbit
2. Add cray fish
3. Add sea snails
4. Add smocked paprika chorizo
For those of you who love the idea of paella, but don't enjoy shellfish. Try this rustic alternative.
(Rice, peas, carrots, red peppers, green beans, chicken, pork, beef, chorizo sausage, tomatoes, onions, garlic, chicken stock, sweet paprika, fresh parsley, salt and pepper to taste, olive oil for cooking)
1. Add rabbit
2. Add cray fish
3. Add sea snails
4. Add smocked paprika chorizo
For those of you who love the idea of paella, but don't enjoy shellfish. Try this rustic alternative.
(Rice, peas, carrots, red peppers, green beans, chicken, pork, beef, chorizo sausage, tomatoes, onions, garlic, chicken stock, sweet paprika, fresh parsley, salt and pepper to taste, olive oil for cooking)
Preparation and cooking time approx 2 hrs.