Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 Chicken, cut up (Or 4 thighs 1 3/4 oz Jar sliced pimento
-and legs) 2 ts Capers, with juice
Salt and pepper to thaste 4 oz Jar pimento-stiffed green
1 lb Lean pork, cut into 1-inch -olives
-cubes 1/2 lb Calamari (squid), cleaned
1 md Onion, minced -and sliced
2 Toes garlic, minced 5 c Water
Cut into 1 1/2 inch julliene 4 Chicken bouillon cubes
-strips: 1 ts Saffron threads
1/2 lg Bell pepper 2 1/2 c Uncle Ben's (c) rice,
1 lg Carrot -uncooked
1 Stalk celery 3 Hard boiled eggs, sliced
1 c Frozen green peas 1/2 lb Unpeeled shrimp (heads on)
1 1/2 lb Peeled shrimp Oil for frying

{ Submitted by Chiqui Collier, Cookery N'Orleans Restaurant }

In a large electric skillet or paella pan, brown the chicken pieces (that
have been seasoned with salt and pepper) in a little oil. Remove from the
pan. Add the pork cubes to the drippinfs and brown for about 5 minutes.
Remove from the pan. To the pan drippings (add a little more oil if
necessary) add the onion, garlic, bell pepper, celery and carrot. Stir-fry
for 2 minutes.

Add the peas, peeled shrimp, pimentos, capers, chicken, calamari and pork.
Stir. In a separate pot, bring the 5 cups of water to a boil; stir in the
bouillon cubes and saffron. Let it stand for 5 minutes until dissolved.

Gently stir the rice into the skillet mixture. Slowly pour in enough of
the bouillon mixture to cover the rice and chicken pieces. Cover and cook
over low heat for about 20 minutes. Uncover and decoaratively arrange the
egg slices and raw unpeeled shrimp on the top. (Add more broth as necessary
to keep the rice moist.

Cover and steam for another 10 minutes until the shrimp are cooked and the
rice is tender. (Paella should be moist but not wet!) Place the pan on a
hot pad on the serving table and let everyone help themselves.

Serve with a mixed green salad, red ripe tomatoes and some French bread.
Also mix up a pitcher of Sangria and enjoy!

Serves: 12.

[ The Legends of Louisisna Cookbook; Sheila Ainbinder; ISBN 0-671-70817-1 ]

Posted by Fred Peters

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