Spanish food~~~~~~~Paella
The recipe on this site is similar to the one I have, the site also gives cooking tips and the history of Paella... Quote: Paella with Chicken and Seafood
This is the paella best-known to visitors to Spain. The yellow rice includes bits of chicken, squid, shrimp and mussels. You can savor it at a Costa del Sol beach bar or at almost any restaurant in Andalucía. It differs from a traditional Valencia paella, which doesn't include seafood, but is made with snails, rabbit or chicken, and both green beans and fat lima beans. Source: http://www.andalucia.com/taste/paella/rec1.htm But, I love this chefs approach! www.ibiza-hotels.com/paella/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The books are: Tapas-The Little Dishes of Spain Penelope Casas c 1996 Alfred Knoff Publishing Tapas : The Little Dishes of Spain (Paperback), by Penelope Casas Delicioso-The regional Cooking of Spain Penelope Casas c 1996 Alfred Knoff Publishing Delicioso! The Regional Cooking of Spain (Hardcover), by Penelope Casas |
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Thanks!!! I've made my grocery list and am headed to the store. IO'm going to give the chicken paella a try. I don't have a paella pan but will improvise. If it turns out even halfway tasty I may invest in one. We are headed for Ithaa today so I should be able to find tha appropriate rice and saffron. |
Great, let me know how you like it!! 
Don't forget the spanish guitar music cd ! |
Just got back from the store with "the stuff" but it's too late to cook tonight so I guess it'll have to wait til later in the week 
Missing ONE ingredient...............SAFFRON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was $17.00 for a bottle that looked like it contained about enough to put in a tooth paste cap. Is it essential????? Is there anything to substitute?????? |
| Saffron is quite expensive. About $50 or $70 an ounce.
I've seen it come in 28 one gram packages. Nicely packaged, if not cheap! |
| But what is the flavor? Can something else be substituted??? I want to make a dish to eat not wear or invest. |
Tasker's Mom wrote: But what is the flavor? Can something else be substituted??? Who knows? It's too pretty to open the tin!
lolol |
| HAHAHAHAHAH
Then someone can just send me their empty jar and I'll display it prominently on my counter, throw in a litlle yellow food coloring and no one will be the wiser. |
| Well, I went to our spice cabinet intending to take a picture of the tin to upload, and found the tin open! To my surprise it was not packaged into 1 gram packets, but packaged bulk.
Joan tells me that they are usually packetized, but this was a bulk "sample". (She is in the spice business, you know. Or maybe nobody knew.) Anyway, here is a picture of the tin, and a picture of the spice and the tin: 
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| Well I am in awe!!!!!!!! No I did not know she was in the spice business!!! I'll print the picture, tape it to my fridge and pretend I can afford Saffron. In the mean time ask her what affordaable spice I can substitute!!!!!
By the way, that looks like enough Saffron there to pay for a cruise to Spain!!!!!!!!!!! We always said you were a pusher, just didn't know it was Saffron nyou were pushing!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| That's one ounce.
"A Saffron substitute is Turmeric, (which is a member of ginger family). Be careful when using Turmeric as it has a rather strong flavor and can overwhelm the food. Tumeric is also known as Indian saffron." |
| THANK YOU!!! Somewhere in the back of my mind I thought I remembered there was something. I worked with an Indian Dr. for many years and now that you mention it I do remember him saying that!!!! Thank you and I'll tread lightly. Perhaps once I perfect the Turmeric version I'll splurge and get sme real saffron. Wouldn't it be terrible to pay $16 for an pinch of saffron and botch the whole thing!!! |
| Around here we can buy it in tiny envelopes, usually displayed hanging at
the checkout at the grocery store. It is harvested locally if I am not mistaken, I think the brand name is Amish or Mennonite. In those envelopes there are just a few threads of saffron. Saffron is actually the dried stigmas of the saffron flower, "Crocus Sativus Linneaus". The tiny envelopes are usually availably here, but I see more of it around Easter. Handy, since that is when I use it! It has a subtle flavor, but if you've never had it, you could substitute and it probably won't matter. Shellie |
| Ginny,
If your store has an international section, the spanish food area-Goya (brand name) I believe has it. Now all you need is a Spanish or Portuguese wine! |
| Yummmmy! What time is dinner? |
| Somebody come cook for me!!! |
| Last night was Paella night!! Zahra, I used the recipe from your link (sort of). It was great. I made it with only chicken (no seafood or pork) and it was a hit!! Much easier than I thought it would be. Now I have plans for a vegatarian version |
Tasker's Mom wrote: Last night was Paella night!! Zahra, I used the recipe from your link (sort of). It was great. I made it with only chicken (no seafood or pork) and it was a hit!! Much easier than I thought it would be. Now I have plans for a vegatarian version
Great! Glad you enjoyed it! Its fun and fairly easy to make. A vegetarian version sounds wonderful ! Years ago I was involved with a study on the Mediterranean Diet at Brown University. Its heart healthy, didn't feel like a diet!! I didn't stay with it  , but I'm
running back to it, felt great when I followed it. |
| Oddly enough, Cooking Light is featuring Spanish Nights on their website, I didn't read it yet but it refers to tapas.
www.cookinglight.com |
bestdogsx4 wrote: Oddly enough, Cooking Light is featuring Spanish Nights on their website, I didn't read it yet but it refers to tapas.
www.cookinglight.com Thanks, Holly! |
| Here's a good flamenco guitar Cd for
the next paella dinner! www.jpascual.com Check out the mellow sound clips!!! He's awesome, we've seen him in concert. Enjoy! |
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Well, OK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have plans for the vegatarian version this wk, if I can find artichokes and asparagus!!! |
Tasker's Mom wrote: :D
Well, OK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have plans for the vegatarian version this wk, if I can find artichokes and asparagus!!! Its summer... Here's a "take a break from cooking" idea 
http://flamencobuzz.net/NYC |
| I just bought saffron for $2.98 at Trader Joe's. Bottle size in 1 gram.
Tumeric is very healthy for you. It is also sold in capsules, but darned if I can remember what it's used for.........cholesterol? For saffron sub I prefer Annato oil. If you have a latino or Filipino market look for annotto seeds. Then heat 2 cups of vegetable oil to about 350, add seeds then turn off the heat. Allow to cool, strain and bottle. Refrigerate. |
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