Originally we were going to meet friends out for dinner to watch the Final Four. After realizing that the only sport's bar close to my house would be packed, I decided to invite friends over to my house to watch the game and cook for them instead. This was a last minute decision, so I had to make something quick, easy and lots of it. I decided to make Paella . It was delicious and my friend Lindsay even asked if she could take the rest of hers home!
Ingredients:
3 hot Italian Sausages, chopped
1 ham steak, cubed
1 large yellow onion, chopped
1 red pepper, chopped
5 cloves garlic, minced
1 green pepper, chopped
1 package of yellow saffrom rice
1 box of chicken stock
1/2 stick butter
2 dozen medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 dozen mussels, cleaned
In a big pot over medium heat, brown your ham and sausage. When done, remove and set aside. Do not drain the grease. In the same pot add the peppers, garlic and onion. Cook until tender, Add back the sausage and ham and cover with stock. Add the rice, cover with lid and let simmer for 20 minutes. The rice should puff up and absorbe all the stock. 15 minutes before serving, add the shrimp.
While the shrimp are cooking, add the mussels to a saucepan over medium high heat with a little water. Cover and let steam for about 2 minutes. The mussels should all open. If a mussel doesn't open give it a couple more minutes. If then it still doesn't open, throw it away.
Just before serving, add the mussels and their cooking liquid to the pot. Then to finish add the butter and give it a big stir making sure not to break the mussell shells.
I served mine with cornbread
