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  1. Don't put mince in it.

  2. How big is the paella (dish), and what kind and diameter of heat will you put it on?
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Thu Dec 4th, 2008 at 11:53:16 AM EST
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Small, a large frying pan.

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by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Thu Dec 4th, 2008 at 12:45:29 PM EST
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Ideally you need heat that covers the diameter of the bottom of the pan, and can be turned low. Also a lid or adequate cover for the pan. Because getting the rice cooked properly - gently and evenly throughout - is the difficult bit.

Have you got a recipe?

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Thu Dec 4th, 2008 at 01:13:19 PM EST
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I'm using this as a guide. I'm going to have to change quantities anyway; will add chicken but use up some of the shellfish.

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by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Thu Dec 4th, 2008 at 01:58:20 PM EST
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Well, never mind the "big" ingredients (if you haven't got rabbit or snails, no sweat). Stir-fry some chicken and firm-fleshed fish or squid, some sweet pepper if you can, take them out and fry the rice in the oil till transparent (this recipe gets that wrong, imo).

Then add stock (double volume of rice).

Spices etc should include saffron (if none, some turmeric) and paprika, as they say. I'd add crushed garlic and very finely chopped parsley.  Then some "greens", as in green beans or peas, and the previously fried ingredients.

Stir it all well, then don't stir it any more as the rice cooks gently under cover (or you'll get starch released and it'll be yucky). Elsewhere prepare, heat, whatever, the shellfish you want to add, so you can place them on top towards the end. Your recipe's description of how the rice should finish cooking is excellent. If you can pull it off ;)

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Thu Dec 4th, 2008 at 03:03:26 PM EST
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I'm not sure that tinned shellfish are as delicate as fresh and so I'll probably add them in the simmering stage to get the flavours nicely blended.

I'm looking forward to trying it as I've never done one before.

thanks for the advice.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Thu Dec 4th, 2008 at 03:43:49 PM EST
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