Monday 5 September 2011

Withdrawl symptons.....and Paella!

I hate Internet service providers who give hideously bad service and steal money they are not owed from your bank account and leave me without Internet for a month, they still are not providing me with Internet so I have bought a dongle with Internet on it that I can use as I can no longer function without it. I have seriously got horrible withdrawal sypmtons and pangs of guilt knowing how long it had been since my last post, it was bloody horrible and I hate not being able to read other people's food blogs, it's one of my favourite things to do! I have so many things to post but I am going to start with this delicious rice dish that is a kind of paella/savoury rice but what I do know is that it's delicious and really easy to make.

Easy Paella/Savoury Rice

Paella or risotto rice ( I used Japenese which is really similair to risotto rice)
Two peppers red and yellow
One onion
Chorizo Sausage
Peas
Prawns
Pinchitos or if not just use tumeric, chilli powder and cumin
Vegetable or chicken stock

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The start of my delicious savoury rice/risotto/paella... Some chorizo sausage, Piri Piri oil and 'Pinchitos' which is a Spanish herb mix generally consisting of garlic, cumin, thyme,paprika, oregano, turmeric and pepper.

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Fry your chorizo, onion and peppers

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Add your spices

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Add the rice and stir, let it cook for several minutes before slowly adding stock a little at a time and stirring like you would a risotto until the rice is cooked through...this requires patience but is worth it.

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I even roasted a chicken in piri piri oil to go in my rice, it's definitely worth it as the chicken is so delicious and moist

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I added some prawns and peas at the last minute so they kept there sweetness.
I adore this type of easy, simple cooking that produces such delicious results.

I have many more post's to do so you can expect a few more over the next few days and I would also like to say 'hello' to my new followers, it's always so nice to get new readers!x

6 comments:

  1. Just popped over to look at your blog as you commented on mine today. Love the look of it. Weird synchronicity - I am making almost exactly this paella dish for dinner tonight - a recipe suggested by http://resourcefulcook.com/ (no, it's not my website, but I'm a bit of a fan of it this week - good for shopping list inspiration). Just noticed your 'pledge to read the printed word' - so not a Kindle fan then?! I agree - if books had only just been invented, well, right now, I'd be paying a premium for them - they're wonderful. Glad I've found your blog. Keep in touch.

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  2. It's very strange how a few people post very similair recipes on the same day soemtimes in the food blogging world, I had the same thing with cheesecake recently!!! And your right I'm not a fan of kindle, I love real books and nothing could ever replace them! It was lovely to hear from you Kate.

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  3. Sam, this rice dish looks fab! I wanted to grab a fork and dig in! The chicken looks pretty tasty too. And I must agree with both you and Kate...Give me a real book over a Kindle any day. What's a shame is that they're saying that book sales from book stores are down in the UK due to internet, Kindle, etc. Not everyone is a gadget freak.

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  4. This sounds really lovely! It would be a real feast! xx

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  5. My paella turned out a bit dodgy...I followed a recipe from The Resourceful Cook that told me to add 1.2 litres of stock (I was cooking for 4) as I poured it in I thought uh-oh and stopped just short of a litre. The dish was swimming in liquid and it didn't all evaporate - I felt annoyed that I'd used their recipe and not your idea of adding the stock risotto stylee.

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  6. I think you just have the same taste and thinking. I was really intrigued on how to make Paella and I always wanted to make one. I was just watching a video clip in Rachel Ray and I was planning to make one tonight. Hope that it'll turn out fine before taking my Food Handler Certification.

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