Easy Paella
Entertain with this simple paella!
- Nutrition facts are for one serving.
Ingredients(Servings: 4)
Directions
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Dice the onion and cut the chicken thigh into bite-size pieces. Peel and devein the shrimp.
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Remove sand from the asari clams. Cut the green peppers and bell peppers lengthwise into 6-8 pieces each. Remove the stems and strings from the green beans.
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Heat the olive oil in a pan and saute the onions. Then add and saute the chicken and then the shrimp.
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Add the rice and cook until it becomes translucent. Combine well with (A), place (2) on top, and cook covered for 15 minutes over low to medium heat.
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Use a lemon cut into wedges as garnish.
Cooking Basics
Even if the package says `pre-purged’, it is a good idea to purge shellfish one more time to be on the cautious side. For this it is important to mimic the environment the shellfish lived in as closely as is possible. Place Manila（asari) clams in a salt solution (about 2%; at 3% a salty taste many remain) slightly weaker than sea water, and place shijimi (tiny fresh water clams) in fresh water. Place both types of shellfish in a large tub and spread them out, fill to the top with either the salt solution or fresh water. Since a dark place facilitates sand purging, cover the tub with a newspaper and leave for at least 30 to 60 minutes. During the summer months, place in a refrigerator to ensure freshness.
When deep-frying shrimp or prawns, quite often the tail is left and only the shell is removed. Peel the shell off from the head while making sure that the last abdominal segment to which the tail is attached remains intact. When the shell is peeled off, the legs will also be removed.
Shrimp or prawns have a dark-colored intestinal tract (often called a vein) running down the length of their back, this needs to be removed. For shrimps in shells, before removing the shell, place a toothpick into the 2nd to 3rd abdominal segment from the head and gently remove this. By slightly bending the back this process is made easier. For headless shrimp, quite often the intestinal tract has been removed with the head.
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