Quick Paella
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Serves:
6
Prep:
5 Min
Cook:
20 Min
Method:
Pan Fry
Ingredients
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3 Tbspolive oil
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3 clovegarlic, chopped
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1 cfrozen onions and bell peppers (6 oz)
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1/4 lbkielbasa (not low-fat), quartered lengthwise and cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices (1 cup)
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2 cinstant long-grain white rice such as uncle ben's
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1/4 cdry white wine
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1 1/4 creduced-sodium chicken broth (10 fl oz)
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1/8 tspcrumbled saffron threads
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20frozen cleaned raw medium shrimp such as contessa brand
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1 1/4 lbcockles or other very small (1-inch-wide) hard-shelled clams, scrubbed
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1 cfrozen peas
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1/2 csmall pimiento-stuffed green olives
How to Make Quick Paella
- Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over high heat until just smoking, then sauté garlic and frozen onions and peppers, stirring, until garlic and onions are golden, about 2 minutes.
- Add kielbasa and cook, stirring, until kielbasa is lightly browned, about 2 minutes.
- Add rice, wine, broth, saffron, and shrimp and cook, covered and undisturbed, over high heat until most of liquid is absorbed and shrimp are cooked through, about 6 minutes.
- Stir in cockles, peas, and olives and cook, covered, until cockles open wide, 2 to 4 minutes. (Discard any cockles that remain unopened after 4 minutes.)
- Remove from heat and let stand, covered, until all liquid is absorbed, about 5 minutes.
