name, has two lug or loop handles,
depending on whether it is made of
earthenware, aluminium, or heavy
iron. A large heavy frying pan or
sauté pan of approximately the
same dimensions also does quite
well for the purpose.
Ingredients are:
1 small roasting chicken weighing
about 1½ lb or half a larger one, about
½ pint of unshelled prawns or 4 oz
shelled or 6 giant Mediterranean
prawns, 12 French beans (about 2 oz),
2 teacupfuls (10 to 12 oz) of Valencia
rice (this is obtainable from Ortega’s,
the Spanish shop at 74 Old Compton
Street, Soho, but Italian Arborio or
very good quality Patna rice can be
used), 2 tomatoes, and seasonings of
saffron, pimentón (this is the Spanish