Mountain-style paella
8 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | larges | Red bell peppers |
| ¼ | cup | Olive oil |
| 8 | Chicken pieces, thigh & leg about 3 1/2 lb chicken | |
| 1½ | pounds | Pork sausage links, cut into 1\" pieces |
| 1 | pounds | Mushrooms, thinly sliced |
| 3 | pounds | Tomatoes, chopped (abt 7 cup |
| 2 | tablespoons | Garlic, minced |
| 1 | pounds | Green beans, trimmed, cut into 1\" lenghts |
| ½ | cup | Almonds, finely ground |
| 1½ | tablespoon | Fresh rosemary, chopped |
| 1½ | tablespoon | Fresh sage, chopped |
| 2 | teaspoons | Salt |
| ½ | teaspoon | Saffron threads, crushed |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Red pepper flakes |
| 2 | cups | Arborio rice or other short grained rice |
| 6 | cups | Chicken broth, low salt |
| Lemon wedges | ||
Directions
Cut 1 red pepper lenght-wise into thin strips. Chop the other pepper and reserve. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet or paella pan over med-hi heat. Add the pepper strips and saute until softened, about 6 minutes. Remove pepper strips to a bowl.
Season chicken pieces with salt & pepper, add to skillet and cook until brown on all sides, about 12 minutes. Remove chicken and add sausage pieces to skillet, saute until cooked, about 5 minutes.
Remove sausage and save with chicken pieces.
Pour off excess drippings (save about 6 Tbsp in skillet). Add mushrooms to pan and saute for about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, garlic, and chopped red pepper and bring liquid to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until liquid evaporates, about 30 minutes.
Add green beans and next 7 ingredients (the spices) to skillet, stir to mix in. Stir in rice, chicken & sausage pieces and 6 cups of hot chicken broth. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and simmer uncovered until chicken and rice are cooked, about 30 minutes. Add more broth, water, or red wine if the mixture seems dry. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
Top servings with pepper strips and garnish with lemon wedges.
Note: The recipe says 8 servings, but they are large servings.
From: Bon Appetit, May 1995"The Mediterranean, A Delicious Voyage of Discovery" (Valencia) Typed by: Bob 8-{) Submitted By ROBERT WHITE On 04-22-95