Paella!: Spectacular Rice Dishes from Spain by Penelope Casas

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    • Categories: Rice dishes; Stews & one-pot meals; Main course; Spanish
    • Ingredients: bay scallops; dry white wine; saffron; thyme; rosemary; shallots; oyster mushrooms; parsley; serrano ham; lemons; Spanish short-grain rice; clam juice
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  • oleisha on July 24, 2015

    After only cooking up a few of Ms. Casas' recipes I can fully recommend this book. Her comments on the origins of each recipe as well as the thorough instructions on preparations make this a joy to read and apply. Even her "Rice on Its Own" El Pegoli was excellent.

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  • ISBN 10 1429998148
  • ISBN 13 9781429998147
  • Published May 11 1999
  • Format eBook
  • Page Count 240
  • Language English
  • Countries United States
  • Publisher Henry Holt

Publishers Text

From the best-selling author of Tapas: The Little Dishes of Spain and The Foods and Wines of Spain.

Unless they have traveled to spain, most Americans have never tasted a really good paella. What passes for paella at restaurants and even in cookbooks here is a pale imitation of the real thing, the vibrant Spanish rice dish that marries the robust flavors of olive oil, garlic, tomatoes, and pepper with short-grain rice, broth, and meat, fish, or vegetables. Penelope Casas is here to restore the glorious paella to its rightful place as a grain-based meal that will gratify the senses as well as be the centerpiece for easy, elegant entertaining.

Casas presents sixty different fascinating paellas, some traditional, some her own creation, showing how easily some of the preparation can be done ahead of time with supermarket ingredients. She includes a superior collection of tapas, the Spanish meal starters, two dozen simple desserts, and a handful of broths and sauces. Her passion for paella, her clear directions, and her creative pairings of fresh ingredients make this unusual cookbook a winner.

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