Paella

By sulli5301

Ingredients

• Ingredients:
• 1 cup lean meat from chicken, duck or rabbit
• 1 cup wild rice
• 5 teaspoons clarified butter (light olive oil may be substituted)
• 4 cups fresh sweet onions, peeled and chopped
• 2 large cloves fresh garlic, crushed
• 2 large fresh tomatoes, peeled and cut into thin wedges
• 2 cups hot water
• 2 teaspoons each: saffron, fresh rosemary, and sweet paprika
• 1 teaspoon each: salt and pepper
• 2 fresh bay leaves
• 12 large, raw shrimp, shelled, with vein removed
• 1/2 cup canned pimentos, minced

Preparation

Step 1

Instructions:
Chop the meat into generous bite-sized pieces. In a large skillet or frying
pan over medium heat, brown the rice in the clarified butter or oil, scraping
the bottom of the pan and stirring constantly to prevent the rice from
scorching. Continue thusly until the rice is aromatic and begins to toast.
Add the meat, onion and garlic, and continue cooking, again stirring
constantly to prevent scorching, until the meat is browned and the onion
and garlic are tender. Remove skillet from heat. Add the tomatoes, water,
saffron, rosemary, paprika, salt, pepper and bay leaves. Return to very low heat and cook, stirring frequently, for 1 or 2 hours as you prefer. Chop the
shrimp into small bite-sized pieces, and add these, along with the pimentos,
to the cooked mixture. Stir and continue cooking for an additional 15
minutes. Remove from heat. Discard bay leaves.