However, this weekend I felt inspired to make Paella - Seafood paella to be specific so I set off to Woolworths with my list. Unfortunately after two days and two stores I could not get any squid (they had it two weeks ago when I didn't need it) or mussels. I recalled a similar dish we made back home called Pilau in which you could put any thing you wanted so I decided I would use chicken thighs and shrimp and make the dish the traditional Spanish way which calls for not stirring the rice so that you get a crust on the bottom in addition to having saffron.
Ingredients:
Shrimp - they came with heads, tails and feet I had to peel, clean and devein
Boneless skinless chicken thighs
Onion
Tomatoes
Garlic
Saffron
Chicken Broth
Arborio Rice
Olive Oil
Only needed 3 cloves of the garlic
Some day I will get a real Paella pan but for a dish I make only occasionally I use just a good skillet. If there was a pan out there that was both a paella pan and a risotto pan I would get one as it would get used 2x as often
Finished Product
Made a pitcher of Sangria to go along with the Paella - I used a sparkling shiraz for the red wine because bubbles make me happy
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