Poor Man'S Paella
- 3 cups short grain rice, soaked overnight
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 ear of summer corn, husk removed
- 3 vine-ripened tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 link of spicy chorizo, sliced
- 1 fat garlic clove
- 1 tbsp each smoked paprika, ground tumeric
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 4 1/2 cups water
- 1 pound frozen mixed seafood (shrimp, calamari, octopus, clams, etc), do not thaw
- 1 pound frozen raw mussels on the half shell, do not thaw
- First, char the bell pepper, corn, and tomatoes on an open flame. You can just put them directly on a gas element, or on the grill, until blackened and blistered.
- When cool enough to handle, thinly slice the pepper, slice off the corn kernels, reserving any juices in the process, and dice the tomatoes. Reserve until needed.
- Heat the oil in a large roasting pan. Sweat the onion and chorizo on medium heat until the onions are translucent and the chorizo is browned.
- Add the garlic, paprika, turmeric, and fish sauce and fry until fragrant. Add the prepared vegetables and cook on high heat until the tomatoes lose their raw flavour, about 5-7 minutes.
- Stir in the soaked rice and water, then season well. Cover and bring to the boil.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven or grill to 450 degrees F, with the rack placed in the lower third of the oven.
- Once boiling, remove it from the heat, stir well, and arrange the frozen seafood on top. Do not stir once you add the seafood!
- Cover and bake in the preheated oven or grill for 1 hour, or until the liquid has been completely soaked up by the rice. Turn off the heat and leave the paella in the oven to rest for a further 10 minutes, undisturbed so the juices can get soaked up by the rice.
- Serve with a bit of chopped parsley and squeeze of lemon.
short grain rice, red bell pepper, corn, tomatoes, olive oil, chorizo, garlic, paprika, fish sauce, water, shrimp, mussels
Taken from food52.com/recipes/35943-poor-man-s-paella (may not work)