"Paella" Fried Rice

Name: "Paella" Fried Rice
Ingredients: 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil; 1 tablespoon cumin seeds; 1/2 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes; 1 large onion, chopped; 1 large red bell pepper, chopped; 2 (3- to 4-oz) Spanish chorizo (spicy dried pork sausage) links, quartered lengthwise and cut into 1/4-inch-thick pieces; 4 cups cold cooked rice; 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; 10-oz package frozen peas; 1/3 cup hulled (green) pumpkin seeds, toasted; 1 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro

11 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon cumin seeds
1/2 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes
1 large onion, chopped
1 large red bell pepper, chopped
2 (3- to 4-oz) Spanish chorizo (spicy dried pork sausage) links, quartered lengthwise and cut into 1/4-inch-thick pieces
4 cups cold cooked rice
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
10-oz package frozen peas
1/3 cup hulled (green) pumpkin seeds, toasted
1 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro

Directions

1

Heat oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderate heat until hot but not smoking, then cook cumin and red pepper flakes, stirring, 1 minute.
2

Add onion and bell pepper and cook, stirring, until softened.
3

Add chorizo and saute over moderately high heat, stirring, until sausage begins to brown, about 3 minutes.
4

Add rice, crumbling it, and salt.
5

Saute, stirring, until some grains begin to turn golden, about 3 minutes.
6

Add peas and saute, stirring, just until peas are heated through.
7

Remove from heat and stir in pumpkin seeds and cilantro.