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NFT: Cooking Question: Sausage Paella

NYRiese : 4/22/2017 7:27 pm
Does the chorizo have to be "pre browned/cooked before introducing it into the rice-vegetable-liquid mixture?
After all it will simmer for about 25 minutes.
Is it food-safe to NOT pre cook the sausage?
saute the chorizo in the pan u are going to use  
gtt350 : 4/22/2017 7:31 pm : link
for the rice and veggies and just add everything in
It is not about food safety...  
EricJ : 4/22/2017 9:24 pm : link
because you will basically be boiling everything until cooked. It comes down to whether you want it browned and the flavor that comes with that.
Brown the chorizo  
PEEJ : 4/22/2017 11:29 pm : link
remove when browned and saute the vegetables in the rendered fat. Be sure to deglaze the pan and scrape up all the browned bits.
I personally grill any sausage and or chicken  
bigblue1124 : 4/23/2017 7:51 am : link
When making any dish like this. Regardless if it’s a Paella gumbo etouffee, or a Bog. The char flavor that’s added IMO makes the world of difference. With that being said I would suggest at least browning it in the pan and finishing it off in the stew. The point of these dishes is too build flavors boiling meat does not do that. The extra time spent will be well worth your while in the end.
If you are going through the trouble  
smshmth8690 : 4/23/2017 10:54 am : link
to make paella, you might as well not skip any steps. Brown the chorizo first!
No one really knows how the game is played...  
Milton : 4/23/2017 1:13 pm : link
The art of the trade
How the sausage gets made

We just assume that it happens
But no one else is in....
The Room Where It Happens - ( New Window )
RE: If you are going through the trouble  
EricJ : 4/23/2017 4:01 pm : link
In comment 13439039 smshmth8690 said:
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to make paella, you might as well not skip any steps.


It is interesting that you reference not skipping any steps. So many people fail in the kitchen because they cut corners. Whether it is cutting in preparation or ingredients... it usually makes a huge difference.

Perfect example is breading chicken. Some people cannot be bothered with dredging in flour before egg wash and then final coating of whatever you are doing (bread crumbs, seasoned flour, beer batter, etc. What they dont realize is that initial flour dredge is critical. It is often skipped or overlooked.
RE: I personally grill any sausage and or chicken  
Jim in Fairfax : 4/23/2017 5:06 pm : link
In comment 13438946 bigblue1124 said:
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When making any dish like this. Regardless if it’s a Paella gumbo etouffee, or a Bog. The char flavor that’s added IMO makes the world of difference. With that being said I would suggest at least browning it in the pan and finishing it off in the stew. The point of these dishes is too build flavors boiling meat does not do that. The extra time spent will be well worth your while in the end.
. Only problem with that is you lose a lot of yummy chorizo fat that way.
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