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You need 4 for this recipe you can freeze the other 8 cups and use it to make this again or…   Ok now you can make Paella   Make the Rice or Couscous   1. Sauté onions in oil medium until soft 2. Add garlic and cook for a few more minutes 3. Add couscous or rice, mix and coat 2 minutes 4. Deglaze with wine 5. Add stock bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low and cover until done 6. Turn off until you are ready to add it     Brown sausage in large medium high hot dry pan (18” cast iron) Remove sausage put in large bowl and add oil Add chicken and cook both sides Remove chicken into bite sized pieces and add to bowl with sausage Cook and remove shrimp, squid and scallops and add to bowl of sausage and chicken In large pot with lid add 1 cup stock and 1 TBSP Hot Pimenton or paprika, bring to a boil and add shell fish Cover and cook until done Turn heat back on large pan and add rice, chicken, squid, shrimp, scallops, sausage and shellfish, parsley           https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/597934d66a49635d6db65439/1503879256661-Y9T468JZFMS9T4W269RS/IMG_2317.JPG recipes - BUFFALO RAMEN Buffalo Ramen Serves 2   1 lb skinless boneless chicken thighs Salt &Pepper 7 Baby Carrots julienned 2 Stalks Celery 1/4” pieces 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese 1/4 cup creme fraiche or sour cream 1 smashed clove garlic Juice from 1/2 lemon Few twists fresh ground pepper 1 package two portions Sun Ramen 1 TBSP salted butter 1/2 cup Franks Red Hot or your favorite   Mix in small bowl blue cheese, creme fraiche or sour cream,smashed garlic, lemon juice and fresh ground pepper. 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