Posts Tagged ‘paella’
Paella is a Spanish dish which involves cooking Bomba rice or varieties of short grained rice by coating it in oil and cooking it in ristretto for the starch to be slowly released. Paella and the Italian dish risotto are cooked similarly. While most paella varieties contain meats, seafood, and vegetables in rice, one variety is set apart by its…
My aunts and I have been planning for a Spanish Noche Buena for about a month now. We have to consider the preferences of the 30+ members of our family who will be attending the Christmas eve feast.
Our family’s Noche Buenas have always been something to look forward to. It is the time of the year when my aunts serve their best dishes. Last year, they passed on the toque to us, me and my cousins to prepare the Noche Buena. I was very much stressed out thinking I’d have to satisfy the taste and tummies of…
One of Daddy’s favorite dishes is Seafood Paella. When I made it for his birthday, I almost failed because there was just too much seafood that the oven’s heat wasn’t enough to cook the rice. But I have cooked it twice already. Successfully.
