4 without saffron Recipes

uncooked white rice, water, minced garlic, fresh shrimp, shelled and deveined without tails, chicken broth, peeled and diced tomatoes with juice, saffron threads

fresh whole shrimp ( you can also use shrimp without the head), fresh small lobster tails ( aragostelle in italy..pretty spiny) they are about 2-3 inches in length at least here in italy, i miss the ones from maine or jamaica, fresh calamari, chicken, chorizo sausage ( optional), good saffron, diced red bell pepper ( roasted in the oven and skin removed), homemade fish broth ( you can use the store bought if you like ), white or spanish onion, garlic (if you don tsp like , who doesn tsp like eh!! well you can reduce the amount), good extra virgin olive oil, dry white wine ( i never use wine that i don tsp drink to cook), basmati rice, salt to taste, hot red chili pepper flakes ( optional), above all a paella pan

whole chicken breasts , boned or 1/4 lb diced veal, chicken livers or 1/4 lb lean ham, lean pork, diced, olive oil, garlic clove, minced, pimiento, drained and diced, tomato, peeled and chopped, frozen baby lima beans, rice, broth or 2 3/4 cups water, salt, saffron, clams (canned with juice), shrimp (canned, drained )