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Lucy 09/26/13 |
I am making Paelaa for a dinner party for 20. I am unable to invest in a paella pan, I want to use my chafing pan. It's thin like a paella pan,so I'm thinking it should be ok,I don't mind putting it on the burners of my stove. What do you think of this? Also,how many cups of rice do I need(big eaters,no children) One more question,since it's a birthday party,I guess I should have cake and ice cream,but with a toasted coconut cake,which is rich already,what kind of ice cream would you serve? or no ice cream? |
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ellen 09/26/13 |
You want at least 3 cups raw rice for each 6 people. Look at the paella recipe on this site. Your chafer is not big enough for 20, you need something the size of a turkey roaster pan. The blue graniteware type can be used on the stove top, with its own cover or a foil cover. www.ellenskitchen.com/recipebox/meatfsh2.html#meat3 You can sub frozen mussels for the clams, they cook in about 5 minutes and are very inexpensive frozen. For that cake, I would offer a vanilla bean and a dark chocolate (think, Mounds bars). If this saves you time, trouble, or money, please make a donation, a dime or quarter per guest, to support the site. Thanks. |