Steps to Prepare Award-winning Paella casserole

Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, paella casserole. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Paella casserole is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Paella casserole is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook paella casserole using 22 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Paella casserole:

1. Take 5 T butter, softened
2. Take 1/2 C broken thin spaghetti
3. Take 1 1/2 C long grain white rice
4. Prepare Generous pinch saffron threads
5. Prepare 3-3 1/2 C chicken stock
6. Make ready Flour, for dredging
7. Make ready 1 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
8. Get 4 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
9. Prepare Kosher salt and pepper
10. Prepare 5 T olive oil
11. Prepare 8 oz chorizo, chopped
12. Get 3-4 garlic cloves, chopped
13. Make ready 1 medium onion, chopped
14. Get 1/2 C plus a splash dry sherry
15. Prepare 1 1#, thick center-cut fillet of cod
16. Take 1 C frozen peas, thawed
17. Take 2 T fresh thyme, chopped
18. Get 2 roasted red bell peppers, chopped
19. Take Old bay seasonning
20. Prepare 1 # large shrimp, peeled and deveined
21. Get 1 lemon
22. Make ready 1/2 C fresh parsley, chopped

Instructions to make Paella casserole:

1. First, roast bell peppers under broiler- on a cookie sheet, turning occasionally, until all sides are blackened. Put in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap; let cool. Peel and seed them.
2. Preheat oven to 400°. Butter a casserole dish with 2T butter. Heat 2T butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the pasta and toast until golden. Stir in rice and saffron. Add 3C stock and bring to a boil; reduce heat to simmer, cover and cook for 17 minutes. Add an extra 1/2C water if the liquid evaporates before the rice is tender. Meanwhile, season some flour with the paprika in a shallow dish, sprinkle the chicken with S&P, dredge in the flour and shake off excess.
3. Heat 3T oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until brown and crisp on both sides, 12-15 min. Transfer chicken to paper towel lined plate to rest. Add 1T oil to the skillet, add the chorizo and cook until fat renders, about 2 minutes. Add garlic and onions and cook for 5 minutes. Deglaze with a splash of sherry, stirring and scraping up any brown bits from bottom with wooden spoon.
4. Stir in peas, thyme and roasted peppers and immediately remove from heat. Slice the chicken and combine with rice mixture and chorizo–pepper mixture. Transfer to prepared casserole dish. Bake until heated through and the bottom is crisp, 30-40 min. Add about 1/2C stock if the top dries out too much.
5. Meanwhile, cover the fish with about 1/2C salt and let stand for 10 minutes. Rinse and pat dry. Season some flour with old bay in a small dish. Lightly dredge the fish in flour and shake off excess. Heat the remaining 1T oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the fish and cook for 5-6 minutes, turning once. Transfer fish to a plate. Add shrimp to skillet and cook 4-5 min. Add lemon juice and 1/2C sherry, then swirl in 1T butter until melted. Add parsley.
6. Flake the fish into pieces. Top the casserole with the fish, shrimp and sherry sauce. Divide among the plates and enjoy.
7. This casserole can be covered and refrigerated before baking for a make-ahead meal. Quick salting cod with salt gives the fish a firmer texture and more pronounced flavor. (technique of NYC chef)

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