Sunday, October 3, 2010

The Paella Party

The party went very well last night. Our guests began arriving around 5 and were all here by 5:30, when I started the process of making the paella. The wife had set up a nice table out on the deck...it was a little chilly, but we figured it might be one of the last chances we get this season.




It turns out this was also an anniversary party for two of the couples attending...Scotty and Dawn Happy 8th, and Peter and Caroline Happy 18th!

I put the paellera on the grill, coated it well with extra virgin oil and saute'd the chicken until it was beginning to brown.
I then removed the chicken and saute'd the chorizo, onions and garlic until the sausage rendered some of that lovely pork fat. Then came the rice and spices, the hot broth and I returned the chicken to the pan.





We let that simmer until the broth disappeared (had to add the broth in two stages as it would not fit in the paellera) . Then we added the littlenecks, mussels and shrimp and let it cook until the shrimp was pink and the clams opened.






After that it was eat, drink and have a good time. We did our best to keep the neighbors up for a little while LOL.

All in all it was a great time, but next time will be 6 people only...the difficulty I encountered was fitting everything in the pan.

2 comments:

  1. Beautiful rendition of paella and a wonderful party for all of you. Congratulations on an excellent meal! Don't forget National Paella Day this Spring.....

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  2. Dave,

    Lovely visually on the Blog, certainly the recipes are too, and lots of fun. You should get your Greek Meatloaf and those stunner Sausages up and running.

    Happy Holidays,
    Margaux Cintrano.

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