Paella - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 1/2 lb. mussels
    lemon juice and a little onion
    1 large onion, chopped
    4 large cloves garlic, diced
    olive oil
    1 1/2 lb. small green shrimp (about 30 count/lb. with shells)
    2 c. rice
    4 c. water, reserved from boiling mussels
    4 packets Sazon Goya con Azafran (Goya brand seasoning spices found in Spanish section of supermarket)
    2 to 3 red pimentos, sliced into very thin strips
    2 hard-boiled eggs, sliced
    green olives
    2 to 3 lemons, cut into wedges
Preparation
    Rinse mussels well.
    Place in a pot of boiling water to which a little lemon juice and onion has been added and boil about 5 minutes.
    (Buy only mussels which are closed.
    Store in refrigerator in open container.
    Once they are boiled, they should be open; if not, throw away.)
    Drain mussels, reserving 4 cups of the liquid.
    Separate each mussel into 2 halves, discarding the half shell which has no meat. Meanwhile, saute onion and garlic until tender in plenty of olive oil in a paella pan or a very large skillet.
    Rinse and drain shrimp, leaving on shells.
    Add to pan and cook until pink, stirring frequently.
    Then add the rice and saute a little.

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