La Tapa Paella For Two
Recipe comes from la tapa restaurant, cruz bay.
Steps
In a large saucepan heat vegetable oil over medium heat.
Add the carrot , onion and pepper.
Saut for one minute.
Add the garlic , saffron , bay leaves.
Pour in the rice.
Stir well , adding a small amount of olive oil to coat rice , then saut until rice is translucent.
Add enough chicken stock to submerge rice by one inch.
Simmer with lid on until al dente.
Remove rice from pot and spread out on large sheet pan so that rice stops cooking.
Preheat oven to 350-400 degrees f.
In a wok saut the sausage and chicken to brown.
Then add the shrimp , lobster , fish , calamari , mussels and crawfish.
Cook until lightly sauted.
Add the salt , pepper , habanera hot sauce , thyme , and white wine.
Top with previously cooked rice.
Add the peas , leeks and red peppers.
Cover and cook in center of oven for approximately 5-10 min.
, allowing the steam to cook everything through and the rice to absorb all the flavors.
To serve place paella in preheated ceramic bowl.
Garnish with seve.
Ingredients
vegetable oil, carrot, white onion, red bell pepper, garlic, saffron, bay leaves, long grain rice, olive oil, chicken stock, hot italian sausage, chicken pieces, shrimp, lobster meat, fish, calamari, mussels, crawfish, salt & fresh ground pepper, habanero sauce, fresh thyme, white wine, frozen peas, leeks, red pepper, lemon wedge, fresh cilantro