Moros Arroz A La Marinara Recipes

ARROZ A LA MEXICANA

Steps:

• In food processor or blender, process onion, peppers, garlic, tomato paste, 1/4 cup water, and salt until smooth; set aside.
• In 12-inch skillet, melt Country Crock® Spread over medium-high heat and cook rice, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes or until golden. Stir in remaining 2 1/4 cups water, green peas and carrots, and onion mixture. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, 20 minutes or until rice is tender. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Season, if desired, with salt and pepper.

ARROZ A LA MEXICANA

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over high heat. Add the dry, unwashed rice, tossing or stirring constantly, until toasted and very brown and nutty, about 8 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a heatproof bowl.
• Place a large Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat. Add the schmaltz, garlic, carrots, onions and 5 teaspoons salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tender and just beginning to brown, 6 to 8 minutes. Add the tomato paste and cook, stirring and scraping the bottom of the skillet, until fragrant and brick red colored, about 1 minute. Add the stock and bring to a boil. Stir in the rice, top with the peas and chile, reduce the heat to low, cover and cook undisturbed for 20 minutes. Check to see if all the liquid has been absorbed; if not, continue to cook and check again after 10 more minutes. Once the liquid has been absorbed, remove from the heat and let sit, covered, for 10 minutes before serving.

ARROZ A LA CUBANA

Steps:

• Heat a heavy skillet. Add 1/4 cup of cooking oil. Heat to smoking point. Add the cubed potatoes and carrots. Stir-fry until the edges turn light brown. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
• Pour off the oil from the skillet. Add ground beef, breaking it up. Lightly season with salt and pepper, add soy sauce. Cook over high heat until the meat is no longer pink.
• Add the garlic, chopped onions, bell peppers and raisins, if using. Cook, stirring, just until the vegetables start to soften. Add bay leaf.
• Add the tomato sauce. Stir to blend well. Add peas. Stir and cook then add in the stir-fried carrots and potatoes. Simmer to absorb the sauce. Add the basil and parsley. Give it one last stir then turn off the heat. Remove bay leaf.
• Serve with rice, an egg and fried bananas on the side.

ARROZ A LA MILANESA (RICE FROM MILAN)

Steps:

• In a pressure cooker, saute onions in achiote oil for a few minutes to soften; add washed and drained rice, stir in hot broth and salt to taste.
• Cover and cook under pressure for 5 minutes; let pressure subside naturally, about 10 to 15 minutes.
• Cut tomatoes into thick slices and add to pressure cooker, add peas to cooker, add mushrooms or sausage, cut into slices, into cooker, add tomato paste, mixed with a little water until pourable; cook until rice is tender.
• Remove from heat and stir in butter and Parmesan.
• Serve with meat or chicken (that have sauce) and garnish with fresh parsley, if desired.

VALENCIAN RICE (ARROZ A LA VALENCIANA)

Steps:

• 1) Place the whole chicken in a pot. Pour enough water into the pot to barely cover the chicken. Add a pinch of salt, a pinch of pepper and a pinch of poultry seasoning (optional).
• 2) Bring water to a boil, cover and cook at medium/low heat for about one hour. Turn the chicken over about half way through to insure even cooking. Keep an eye on it so that it will not dry out and burn. However, the level of the water at the end should be fairly low, so don't add a lot of water through the cooking process. The tighter your lid fits on the pot, the less water you will need to replace. Remove from heat and allow to cool until it can be handled comfortably.
• 3) Debone the chicken setting all the bones and skin aside in a bowl. Do not discard the broth from the chicken.
• 4) In a very large frying pan, heat the butter and olive oil. Add the diced tomatoes, bell pepper strips, chopped onions (both) and 1 teaspoon of salt. When white onions look transparent, add the tomato paste, capers and olives and stir. Add the sausage slices, shrimp, oysters, the de-boned chicken meat and whatever broth you had left. Now is also the time to add the wine or beer if you are using any.
• 5) Continue to stir over medium/low heat until the mixture becomes almost dry (broth has evaporated and been absorbed). Now add the cooked rice a little at a time while stirring. Finally, add the early peas and stir gently to blend them inches.
• 6) Serve hot accompanied by a large glass of Spanish Sangría poured over some ice, an orange wedge and a wedge of pineapple.

HADDOCK MARINARA

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in large saute pan and saute onions and garlic until soft (do not brown).
• Stir in tomatoes, salt, pepper, parsley, and wine.
• Mash tomatoes and simmer all for about 30 minutes.
• Place fish filets in sauce and simmer for about 5 more minutes or until fish turns white.

MORO'S ARROZ A LA MARINARA

Steps:

• Peel the prawns and put in the fridge.
• Transfer the shells to a large saucepan over high heat and add the fish stock.
• Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 15 mins so that the flavor infuses the stock.
• Remove from the heat, strain the stock and add the saffron; set aside.
• Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-to-high heat.
• When the pan is hot, add the onion, green pepper, 1 tsp of sweet paprika, and cook for 5 minutes.
• Lower the heat to medium and cook for another 10-15 minutes, stirring every so often.
• Now stir in the chopped garlic and fennel seeds and cook for 5 minutes more or until the garlic and the onions have same color and are sweet. (Lightly caramelized).
• Add the rice to the pan and stir for 1 minute to coat the rice with oil. (Up to this point everything can be cooked in advance.
• The next stage should be started about 20 minutes before you wish to eat.).
• When you are ready to cook the rice, bring the stock to a boil. Remove and set aside.
• Place the paella pan (or large pot) over a medium-high heat and add the wine, followed by the hot stock and season.
• Simmer for 15 minutes, stirring every now and then to prevent sticking, then add the pieces of monk fish and squid(not in mine)and turn the heat down to medium-low.
• Cook 2 minutes, then add the prawns, turn off the heat and cover.
• Let the rice sit for 3-5 minutes, then check seasoning. (The rice should be and surrounded by a soupy sauce.).
• Serve with sprinkled parsley over the rice and lemon wedges.