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Title: Pasta Paella With Orzo
Yield: 4 Servings

Ingredients

  1 1/2 lb Small clams
  1 1/2 lb Mussels
      1 c  Dry white wine
  1 1/2 lb Orzo
      4 tb Olive oil
      2 md Onions; finely chopped
      8    Garlic cloves; minced
      1    Yellow bell pepper; sliced
      1    Green bell pepper; sliced
      1    to  2 Serrano chiles; seeded
           - and minced
      3 lg Tomatoes; cored, seeded,
           ; and diced
      1 lb Medium shrimp; peeled and
           -deveined
      1 c  Fresh or frozen peas
      1 pn Saffron
      1 bn Fresh oregano, chopped
      1 ts Ground coriander
      1    to  2  cups Clam juice or
           -fish stock; warmed
      1 ts Coarse salt
    1/2 ts Freshly-ground black pepper

Instructions

In a covered pot, steam clams and mussels with white wine until shells
open, about 5 minutes. Strain and reserve broth.
Meanwhile, fill a stockpot with water and bring to a rolling boil. Add
salt and orzo and boil for about 8 minutes. Carefully drain in a colander
(the orzo can slip through colander holes if they are too big).
Heat oil in a large skillet or paella pan over moderate heat. Add
onions and saute until soft, about 10 minutes. Add garlic and saute
another 2 minutes to release aromas. Stir in bell peppers, chiles and
tomatoes and cook another 2 to 3 minutes, or until slightly softened. Stir
in shrimp and cook until shrimp turn pink orange, about 1 to 2 minutes.
Add peas, saffron, oregano, coriander and reserved broth from mussels and
clams. Simmer for afew minutes.
Stir in orzo and heat through, adding clam juice or
fish stock as needed tomake a soupy texture. Stir in clams and mussels.
Adjust seasoning. To serve, spoon hot paella into serving bowls and
serve immediately. This recipe yields 4 to 6 servings.

Comments: Clams are found all over the world in
the wet sand of freshwaterstreams and sea coasts. In Europe, they are
cultivated in France and Portugal, but they are most popular in America.
Types of clams: Soft-shelled (round and long
razor clams); and hard shelled.
Mussels are closely related to clams, again
found all over the world on seashores.
Types of mussels: Varieties are usually
specific to a certain area, but the blue mussel is found along the Atlantic
coasts of America and Europe. Pasta means dough. Noodles were first
invented in China and then introduced to Italy by Marco Polo. The average
Italian eats 65 pounds of pasta a year (compared to 8 pounds per person in
the United States).
Recipe Source:
TOO HOT TAMALES with Susan Feniger and
Mary Sue Milliken From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show #
TH-6330 broadcast 12-03 1996) Downloaded from their Web-Site -
http://www.foodtv.com
Formatted for MasterCook by MR MAD,
aka Joe Comiskey - jpmd44a@prodigy.com

12-07-1996

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Contributor: Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken

Preparation Time: 0:00

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