Schwartz Flavour Shots |
I obviously don't have a
problem with cooking recipes from scratch but one thing I do struggle
with sometimes is having the right ingredients in stock. I have so
many jars of dried herbs and spices that even two spice racks aren't
enough to keep them all on. However, even I don't don't have full
range and quite often I pass on making certain dishes if I can't
substitute one herb or spice for another. The danger in going out and
buying yet another jar is that if you don't like the dish or found it
too difficult to make you'll end up with another jar in your kitchen
with just a little bit taken out of it.
Schwartz have recently come
up with a solution to this problem with their new range of Flavour Shots. I was sent a selection to test and decided to give the
Spanish Paella a try. On the outside of each of the little boxes is an
ingredients list so you know exactly what else you need. The Spanish
Paella recipe suggests chicken breast and chorizo but we decided to
go with prawns and chorizo. Inside it does say you can use raw prawns
and mussels. I used cooked prawns but just stirred them in before
serving so they didn't turn to rubber.
Schwartz Spanish Paella |
What was nice about cooking
this dish was it was very easy to make but still felt as if I was
cooking it all by myself with because you use your own ingredients in
the dish. It says you can use paella or risotto rice. I already had a
pack of risotto rice in the cupboard and used that. The instructions
state to add the pepper and the peas and then simmer for 20-25
minutes but I think next time I will add the vegetables later as they
didn't need so much cooking. The heat rating is given as 'Mild' but
it still has a little bit of a kick to it. Both of my children
gobbled it up though so it wasn't too spicy for them. Extra drinking
water was required though!
Could I have made this
myself? Of course I could have but a quick browse through some paella
recipes and they call for saffron (world's most expensive spice),
smoked paprika and dried chillies (don't have either) and also
turmeric (my jar is older than my daughter). So an all-in-one dish
which the whole family enjoyed and required minimal fuss to make.
That's got to be a winner in my book.
I was sent a selection of
Schwartz Flavour Shots to review. No payment was made for this post
and all opinions, words and photographs are my own.
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