Arros Caldoso Spanish Rice Stew With Serrano Ham And Chicken Recipes

SPANISH ARROZ CALDOSO RECIPE WITH SHRIMP

Steps:

• Roughly dice 1/2 red bell pepper and 1/2 green bell pepper, finely mince 3 cloves of garlic, finely dice 1/2 onion and season 12 jumbo shrimp that have been peeled and deveined with sea salt and black pepper
• Heat a semi-deep fry pan with a medium heat and add a 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil, after 2 minutes add the diced onion and minced garlic, mix with the oil and cook for 3 minutes, then add the diced bell peppers and mix with the garlic and onions, 4 minutes later add 1/2 teaspoon of smoked paprika and season with sea salt and black pepper, mix together, then add 1/2 cup tomato puree, season again with sea salt and mix together until well combined, one minute later add 1 cup of round rice, pinch in 1/2 teaspoon of saffron threads and mix together, cook the rice for 2 minutes
• After 2 minutes add 4 cups of a good-quality fish broth and gently mix everything together, while this is cooking you can mix the rice occasionally, after 15 minutes add the shrimp into the pan and give it a quick mix, 3 to 5 minutes after adding the shrimp the rice should be perfectly cooked, leaving enough broth to make this dish kind of a soup rice, but not a soup entirely, remove from the heat and serve at once, enjoy!

CHICKEN ARROZ CALDO (CHICKEN RICE PORRIDGE)

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir the onion, garlic, and ginger in the hot oil until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Add the chicken wings; cook and stir together for 1 minute. Stir the fish sauce into the pot, cover, and cook another 2 minutes.
• Pour the chicken broth into the pot. Add the sweet rice and stir. Bring the mixture to a boil; cover and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to assure the rice is not sticking to the bottom of the pot. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with the green onion, and serve with lemon slices and additional fish sauce, if desired.

SPANISH RICE WITH HAM

Steps:

• In a large saucepan melt butter over medium heat. Saute green pepper until crisp tender.
• Stir in ham, undrained stewed tomatoes, tomato juice, peas, and water. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in instant rice. Cover and let stand about 5 minutes or until rice is tender.

SPANISH-STYLE CHICKEN WITH SAFFRON RICE (ARROZ CON POLLO)

Steps:

• Pat chicken dry and season with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet (at least 2 inches deep) over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then brown chicken on all sides, about 12 minutes total. Transfer chicken with tongs to a plate.
• Pour off all but 2 tablespoons fat from skillet and add onion, bell pepper, and salt to taste. Cook over moderate heat, stirring, until softened, about 7 minutes. Add garlic, paprika, and rice, then cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add wine and boil, uncovered, 2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes with juice, chicken broth, saffron, and bay leaf. Nestle chicken in rice, adding any juices from plate.
• Cook, covered, over low heat until chicken is cooked through, rice is tender, and most of liquid is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in peas, olives, and salt and pepper to taste. Cover skillet and let stand 10 minutes. Discard bay leaf.