My foray into Spanish Paella

[pacanis]

I have no idea what I was doing here, trying to combine two recipies with glaring differences and make something I haven't even seen before, but that doesn't mean I can't snap pics along the way
A pacanis paella pictorial

 

[PrincessFiona60]

OMG!!!! That looks fantabulous!

 

[Dawgluver]

A PPP! Fantastic!

 

[Somebunny]

Oh that looks wonderful.......excuse me I am off too find a last minute flight to PA. There will be leftovers right? On my way..........

 

[pacanis]

Thanks

Plenty of rice with socarrat left over... maybe a little chicken and chorizo...

 

[forty_caliber]

Looks GREAT! Reaching for drool rag.

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[Jriveradg]

Hey I love the way you presented your dish. Now, are the veggies canned? Also, do the shrimp have any seasoning? Your dish also reminds me of a gumbo. It looks so great!

 

[Andy M.]

"Looks fantastic, pac. How long did it cook before you added the shell fish?

 

[bethzaring]

Wow, that looks fantastic!

You're even using words I'll have to google..

 

[pacanis]

Thanks again everyone.

Hey I love the way you presented your dish. Now, are the veggies canned? Also, do the shrimp have any seasoning? Your dish also reminds me of a gumbo. It looks so great!

Frozen mixed veggies and the shrimp themselves just had salt on them, but the whole dish is seasoned and has a lot going on, so the shrimp picked up the flavors of the dish.

"Looks fantastic, pac. How long did it cook before you added the shell fish?

I cooked it about ten minutes after adding the chicken broth to the veggies and rice, then after the chorizo and sausage were put back in I simmered it about ten minutes more, then added the seafood and simmered it about eight minutes (until I saw some shells starting to open), then took it off the heat, covered it and let it rest for fifteen minutes.

Wow, that looks fantastic!

You're even using words I'll have to google..

I'm still wonder what "PPP" means

 

[GotGarlic]

I'm still wonder what "PPP" means

pacanis paella pictorial, of course! Nice job!

 

[pacanis]

Oh, duh. (slapping myself on the head)
Thanks GG.

 

[taxlady]

That looks yummy.

 

[pacanis]

Thanks TL. It was.

I loved the chorizo sausage. I don't know how authentic Giant Eagle's was, but it was delicious. So I not only made something I haven't made before, I found another food I liked.

I think I'll turn some of it into fried rice for lunch.

 

[vitauta]

Oh, duh. (slapping myself on the head)
Thanks GG.

and, last year there was that most memorable pppc of yours, (pac's personal pigskin challenge)--a delightful succession of sunday food creations, enormously popular with many of us dcers, and quite independent of anyone's football affiliations. (go ravens)
pac, i love this paella dish of yours, every step of the way. and then too, there's this fondness of mine for the use of alliteration....

 

[Hoot]

Absolutely gorgeous! I can almost smell that paella!

 

[powerplantop]

That looks really good!

 

[pacanis]

Thank you

And Vit, you learnt me a new word today

 

[vitauta]

Thank you

And Vit, you learnt me a new word today

merely a return favor for your 'socarrat'.



btw, i used chorizo in a dish last week as a first time impulsive add-on. it really perked up the sc meatball stew i was making. now i am looking for more easy recipes using chorizo.

 

[pacanis]

SC meatball stew? I think some of us will be needing a recipe for that.