Name: Paella Saute with Shrimp and Chorizo         Serves: 4

Category: Entree              Cuisine: Espanol            Source: MiaHerald

Ingredients:
3 oz Spanish Chorizo cut into 1/4 inch pieces
1 1/2 pounds shrimp, peeled, deveined and rinsed(save heads and peels)
1 Tbsp olive oil (or bacon drippings)
2 scallions, chopped
1 shallot, chopped
1/2 cup of chopped sweet red pepper
2 cloves garlic, sliced
1/2 cup frozen peas
1/4 tsp saffron threads (or saffron seasoning)
1 tsp dried Oregano (or 1 Tbsp fresh oregano)
1 1/4 cups stock (made by simmering shrimp peels in 1 cup water for 10
     minutes, then drain, and add 1/2 cup bottled clam juice )
1/2 cup white wine
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1/4 tsp salt
1 Tbsp cornstarch
4 1/2 cups cooked rice (2 cups raw rice cooked in 4 cups lightly salted
   water with 1 Tbsp butter or olive oil)

Hot pepper sauce to taste

In a non stick pan, simmer chorizo in 1/4 water until water evaporates.
  About 5 minutes. Remove sausage and reserve.
If the pan is dry, add Oil or drippings to pan. Saute shrimp in oil, stirring
    until pink and just cooked, about 3 minutes.  Remove shrimp and reserve
    with sausage.
(If there is oil from the sausage in the pan saute the shrimp in that.  )

Add oil or drippings to pan. (see option below)
Saute scallions, shallot, garlic and sweet pepper, cover and let steam for a
few minutes until they are soft.
Add the peas, oregano and saffron.
In a small bowl combine the stock, wine, pepper then whisk in the cornstarch.
Stir the stock mixture into the pan, scaping the botton, add the shrimp and
chorizo.  Simmer, stirring,  until sauce thickens and correct seasonings with
salt and pepper.

To serve, spoon rice into bowls and top with shrimp, sausage and sauce.
Season with hot pepper sauce, if desired and garnish with parsley.

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OPTION: Instead of using cornstarch to thicken, add a Tbsp of flour to
the pan before adding the scallions and cook the flour in the drippings
or oil, making a roux. Cook, stirring and scraping the bottom constantly,
about 5 minutes, then add veggies and proceed..