Grand Gaucho Paella

Name: Grand Gaucho Paella
Yield: 8 to 10 portions
Cuisine: Spain
Ingredients: 1 cup imported black olives; ½ cup diced pimento; 12 cherrystone clams, well scrubbed; 1 pound mussels, well scrubbed and bearded (see Note); 1 pound garlic or hot Italian sausage, in 1 piece; 1 pound garlic or hot Italian sausage, in 1 piece; 1½ tablespoons olive oil; 1 red bell pepper, cored, seeded, and coarsely chopped; 1 green bell pepper, cored, seeded, and coarsely chopped; 1 yellow bell pepper, cored, seeded, and coarsely chopped; 6 cloves garlic, minced; 4 cups long-grain white rice; 8 cups Berta’s Chicken Stock or canned broth; 8 cups Berta’s Chicken Stock or canned broth; 1½ teaspoons saffron threads; ½ cup dry red wine; 2 cloves garlic, minced; ¼ cup olive oil; 1 small rabbit (about 2½ pounds), well rinsed, patted dry, and cut into 8 pieces; 1 small rabbit (about 2½ pounds), well rinsed, patted dry, and cut into 8 pieces; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary leaves; ½ teaspoon dried red pepper flakes; grated zest of ½ orange; ½ teaspoon salt; Freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 1 small rabbit (about 2½ pounds), well rinsed, patted dry, and cut into 8 pieces; 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest; 4 lobster tails (about 3 pounds total), thawed if frozen; 4 lobster tails (about 3 pounds total), thawed if frozen; 1 red onion, coarsely chopped

Preparation info

8 to 10
portions

Appears in

The New Basics Cookbook

By Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso

Published 1989

About

Originally cooked outdoors and eaten directly out of the pan by the Spanish cowboys, paella has long been popular in the regions of France bordering Spain. There it is likely to include a wide variety of ingredients: snails, eels, duck, chicken, rabbit, codfish, crawfish, frogs, pork, artichoke hearts, green beans. It really is the perfect party dish, and we feel that it is time to take it back outdoors—to stand alongside the other great grill dishes. It is a memorable outdoor meal and well

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Europe
Spain
Mediterranean

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