Tomato Paella
From silverqueen 15 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 6
I have had this dish often. A good friend from Spain gave me this years ago found it on my "Tomato"CD. I have toasted French bread with this with butter, garlic and chili powder spread.
Ingredients
- 3 cups water shopping list
- 1/2 cup white wine shopping list
- 1-1/2 lb. ripe tomatoes, cored and cut into thick wedges shopping list
- salt and freshly ground black pepper shopping list
- 1/4 cup evoo shopping list
- 1 medium onion, minced shopping list
- 1 Tbsp. minced garlic shopping list
- 1 Tbsp. tomato paste shopping list
- Large pinch saffron threads shopping list
- 2 tsp. Spanish pimento (paprika) shopping list
- 2 cups Spanish rice or (arborio works very well) shopping list
- 1/2 lb. shrimp, cleaned shopping list
- Minced parsley and basil for garnish. shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 450*F.
- Warm water in a saucepan.
- Put cut tomatoes in a medium bowl, sprinkle with salt and pepper ans drizzle them with 1 Tbsp. olive oil.
- Toss to coat.
- Put remaining oil in a 12" oven proof skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add onion and garlic, sprinkle with salt and pepper, cook stirring occasionally until vegetables soften 3 to 5 minutes.
- Stir in tomato paste, saffron and paprika cook for 1 minute.
- Add rice and cook Stirring occasionally until it is shiny.
- Add wine and let simmer until it is mostly absorbed.
- Add shrimp and stir to combine.
- Add hot water ans stir until just combined.
- Put tomato wedges on top of rice and drizzle with juices that accumulated in the bottom of bowl.
- Put pan in oven and roast undisturbed for 15 minutes.
- Check to see if rice is dry and just tender.
- If not return pan to oven for another 10 minutes.
- When rice is ready turn off oven and let pan set for 5 to 15 minutes.
- Remove pan from oven and sprinkle with parsley and basil
The Rating
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Wow This recipe is a knock-out, I'm in love!!! 5's all the way, very impressive!!!
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melt in your mouth recipe{Love tomatoes High5
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