Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Paella Both For Land And Sea

Paella is one of those dishes that works well in the summer.It ISA versatile dish that can use both land and. Sea ingredients.It is a dish that can be made on a grill or even a fire pit.All in all it's a great dish ,chock full of tasty ingredients ,flavored with spices. This delicious dish was the subject of an article in today's New York Times Dining section . The piece written by Dining regular John Willoughby tells of a yearly contest between his writing partner , Chris Schlesinger and restaurant owner Valerie Burgo of South End Formaggio of Boston. Mr. Schlesinger is known for a seafood paella while Ms Burgo is famed for her land inspired paella.There is even an audience that tries out both.Either way ,both is a winner.There's nothing like a flavorful paella ,redolence with spicy meats and al dente rice.This last is a special Spanish style one that rapidly soaks up the liquids. This gives the rice a chewy external while the inside is creamy and moist What is the difference between land and sea paellas.Ms Burgo uses rabbit which is seared before being added to the dish.This maintains the meats smokiness throughout the dish.Other meats include chicken ,the traditional spicy Spanish sausage, chorizo along with jam on .A seafood paella is redolent with shrimp and clams.Chicken and choriz is laso used as is the traditional bomb a rice.Mr Schlesinger adds a scraped garlic garnish to. His along with a savory mix of saffron ,sherry and cumin.The best part for both is the crust at the bottom called rak rak. This is a crunchy addition to already tasty dish.. Paella is one of the best summer meals out there.It is a delicious mix of spices meats and rice.Whether you make it land inspired or sea influenced ,it is a veritable dish of the gods.Make it any way this summer, and enjoy the cornucopia of different flavors.

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