Paella

Paella is a Spanish rice dish that is usually made with seafood such as fish or shellfish and meat such as sausage, chicken or beef.   I don't eat shellfish or mix fish with meat so this time I decided to use sausage, next time I think I will try a salmon paella recipe I came across while looking for this one. 
This recipe was adapted from Look Who's Cooking Too blog.

1 beef sausage, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
1 zucchini, chopped
5 medium mushrooms, chopped
7 cocktail tomatoes, chopped
pinch of safron soaked in a little hot water
tsp paprika
1/2 tsp turmeric
1 1/2 cup calrose rice
1/2 cup white wine
2 1/2 cups water
1/2 can corn nibblets
handful frozen peas
Lemon wedges to serve with

Star by sauteing the sausage, add the onion, then the mushrooms and zucchini.  When these are pretty well cooked add the tomatoes, allow them to cook until melted.  Add the rice, wine, water and spices.  Cover and allow to simmer without mixing until the rice is cooked.  The main difference between paella and risotto is that risotto is creamy because it must be mixed constantly while cooking, paella is kind of crispy because it is cooked without mixing, I couldn't resist mixing it so I did so a couple of times during the cooking process.  When the rice is very close to being cooked, add the corn and peas.

Serve the paella with lemon wedges to squeeze over it when eating!