Rice Cooker Paella
(from iGekkie’s recipe box)
Source: http://suite101.com/article/more-rice-cooker-recipes-a153825
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Serves 4 people
Categories: Rice Cooker
Ingredients
- •2 chicken breasts, cubed
- •2 cups short-grain rice
- •1 onion, chopped
- •2 sausages, cut into bite size pieces
- •1/3 cup olives
- •2 small-medium tomatoes, peeled and chopped
- •1/4 cup green peas
- •1 tsp Spanish paprika
- •1 tsp dried oregano
- •1 tsp ground black pepper
- •a few threads of saffron
- •6-7 uncooked shrimp, peeled
- •1 1/4 cup chicken stock
- •1 cup dry white wine
- •olive oil
- •(optional) 6-7 scrubbed mussels
Directions
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•Turn rice cooker on to the cook setting. In the open rice cooker, add 2 tablespoons of olive oil, and saute the onion for 1 minute.
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•Add the chicken and sausage, and stir around to brown slightly, about 1-2 minutes.
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•Add the rice, and stir it into the oil. Allow the rice to toast for a minute or two.
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•Add the tomatoes, peas, olives, white wine, chicken stock, and seasonings (paprika, oregano, pepper and saffron), stirring to combine.
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•Close the lid of the rice cooker, and cook for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until rice is al dente.
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•Add the shrimp (and if desired, mussels). Cook an additional 5-10 minutes, until shrimp is cooked (and mussels open, if using).
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•Stir rice, check for seasonings, and add additional salt if required. Serve with lemon wedges