4 June 2011

Patel Paella


Album 'It's Blitz' Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Feeds 6-8

500g Paella rice
2 litres of water with two pinches of saffron
1 fish stock cube
half an onion finely chopped
pack of cooked prawns
pack of mussel meat
1 tsp turmeric
3 tsp paprika
1 red pepper
half green pepper (not really my favourite!)
8 chicken drumsticks stabbed a few times to let the juices in
frozen peas
black pepper
dried mixed herbs
pinch of salt
one fat garlic clove
4 tomatoes

FIRSTLY

2 litres boiling water with saffron and fish stock put aside

CHOP

garlic
onion
peppers
tomatoes

FRY

onions with veg oil
garlic
tomatoes
rice

ADD

stock
drumsticks
turmeric
2 tsp paprika
mixed herbs

LOW HEAT 25 minutes

Test rice
Add a bit more water if needed

INVOLVE

the peppers
prawns
mussels
peas
salt
black pepper
1 tsp paprika

Check the chicken and rice.

Leave off the heat and heads will roll once it's served.

Sorry couldn't help but get that in :)