Subj: 543 wildlife management

Fideikos = fideos, I imagine.

Yeah, Jewish-Greek fideos. A large proportion of Greek Jews today
are descended from the ones expelled from Spain way back in 1492. And
sometimes it still shows up centuries later in foodways.

Subj: 550 rancid & shenanigans

Chinese face-saving gift-giving, where some poor sucker starts
it off by buying a fancy box of chocolates, which get regiven

There's a similar old chestnut about passing around English Christmas fruitcakes for years.

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Title: Chorizo and Mushroom Fideua
Categories: Spanish, Pasta, Sausage, Wine, Mushrooms
Yield: 4 Servings

2 tb Olive oil
3/4 lb Onions; chopped
2 lg Garlic cloves; minced
1/2 lb Mushrooms; quartered
2 ts Paprika
1 pn Cayenne pepper
2 md Tomatoes; peeled, seeded,
-chopped
1 lg Green bell pepper; diced
3 c Chicken broth
1/2 c Dry white wine
5 oz Spanish chorizo or other
-garlic sausage; (such as
-kielbasa), cut into
1/2 -inch thick rounds
3/4 lb Fideo or angel hair pasta
Minced fresh parsley

Preheat oven to 400F. Heat olive oil in heavy deep paella pan
skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and garlic and cook
until tender, stirring frequently, about 8 minutes. Add mushrooms
and saute 4 minutes. Add paprika and cayenne and stir just until
fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add tomatoes and green pepper and
saute 2 minutes. Add chicken broth, wine, chorizo. Bring mixture
to simmer. Break pasta in half and add to pan. Cook until pasta is
tender, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Set pan in oven
and bake until all liquid is absorbed and pasta is crusty, about
25 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley.

Bon Appetit May 1992

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Cheers

Jim


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