I helped in the preparation of this year's Christmas Eve meals.This year's theme is Spanish. We started with Sangria and a modified version of the Ultimate Paella by Tyler Florence. That's just for lunch.
The Sangria was a hit! This version has a good balance of the sweetness from fruits, tardness from wine and a little fizz from Sprite. The recipe is reproduced below.
The Paella turn up quite well. We added scallops to the recipe, but used bratwurst instead of Chorizo sausages for health reason. The rice was a little more soggy than the versions I had in B44. We believe this was due to our using of a wok as the cooking vessel. The layer of rice was too thick and water did not evaporate as quick in the middle. There was a nice crust at the bottom, much like Tyler had described in the recipe:)
The dinner menu consist of Prawn with Pink Sauce, Roasted Beef with Caramelized Shallots, garlic bread, tossed green salad and Coffee Flan.
The roast beef was still a little undercooked in the middle when sliced, even though we followed the recipe to a T. We suspect it is due to our instant read thermometer was not being properly calibrated.
The prawns were from Omaha Steaks and were delicious! It needed very little help from the mayo/ketchup sauce or the store bought cocktail sauce.
The coffee flan was a little light on coffee taste as I had used brewed coffee instead of the concentrated version described in the recipe. Also, I had used too much sugar for the crust. Despite those mistakes, it was well received:)
All in all, a delicious day!
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Sangria recipe
1 orange sliced
1 lemon sliced
Juice of 1 orange
1 bottle of light body red wine
ice
1 mini can of Sprite
Mixed well, served.
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