Southwest Paella


Course : Chicken
Serves: 6
Print a Recipe Card
3 x 5 Card | 4 x 6 Card | Printer Friendly
 

Ingredients:


2 large chickens -- cut serving pieces

2 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon paprika

1 cup flour

1/2 cup oil

1/2 cup water

1 pound ham -- cut bite-size pieces

1 medium onion -- chopped

1 cup bell pepper -- chopped

2 medium tomatoes -- cut in wedges

4 tablespoons vegetable oil

3 cups rice -- preferably italian

32 ounces peas; drain -- save juice
 

Preparation / Directions:


x Chicken stock 1/2 ts Saffron 2 ts Hot pepper sauce x Salt 1 lb Cooked shrimp, clams, -mussels or scallops 2 oz Jar sliced pimiento Early in the day, shake chicken in bag containing mixture of salt, paprika and flour; brown floured chicken well in two skillets with 1/4 cup oil in each; add 1/4 cup water to each skillet and cook chicken 30 minutes; remove chicken and brown ham in remaining oil; set aside; later in the day in clean skillet, saute onion, bell pepper and tomatoes in 4 tablespoons oil until onion is yellow; remove and brown rice in remaining oil, adding more oil if needed; when brown, add onion mixture, liquid from peas plus chicken broth or water to make 6 cups, saffron, hot pepper sauce and salt; cook rice until just underdone; place rice in large flat container and arrange chicken and ham on top; cover and cook in a 325~F oven about 30 minutes, watching rice; uncover, scatter peas, seafood and pimiento over rice; heat throughly and serve.


Rate this Recipe?
1 2 3 4 5
Poor                            Great

More Chicken Recipes