Recipes

[fthunt]

I like to try new cooking flavors - does anybody use Saffron - and if so - in what dishes?   I just stumbled on this on Amazon and the reviews are positive.  One said she/he uses in tea.

[Another new name Sue]

I've just used it in rice.  It's generally used in Indian cooking.  I used to get it fairly inexpensively at Trader Joes.  

[Zhills]

I make Spanish and Puerto Rican food and I use Saffron in yellow rice and Spanish bean soup.

Saffron Yellow Rice

INGREDIENTS:

3 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup onion, finely chopped
1/4 cup green pepper, finely chopped
1/4 cup red pepper, finely chopped
2 cups rice
1 teaspoon salt
4 cups chicken broth
8 saffron strands crushed and dissolved in a small amount of hot water
3 tablespoons butter

Heat olive oil in a large saucepan and sauté onions and peppers until translucent. Stir in rice and salt and sauté briefly, until the rice begins to brown slightly.

Add chicken broth and saffron water, and bring to a boil. Lower heat and cook, covered, for about 20 to 30 minutes. (Perfectly cooked rice will be tender and fluffy.)

Just before serving, stir in 3 tablespoons butter.

[Lilysmom]

DH makes an amazing paella dish.  He uses saffron his parents brought back from Spain.  It adds beautiful flavour to seafood, chicken and sausage in the dish.  LM

[CelticCrafter]

I use it in Spanish dishes, mainly rice and shrimp dishes.  Because it's so expensive, I'm really stingy with the amount I use!

[sunshine45]

i get my saffron from overseas. i usually store it in the freezer.

i use it in soups, rice, stews, egg dishes.....it can even be used in a rice pudding that has rosewater and saffron.

it is definitely a staple in my home.

i have crushed the threads using a mortar and pestle, put it in a glass jar, and taken a glass jar and added hot water to the saffron. it can then be stored easily in the refrigerator and used as needed in this liquid form.