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Found my Saffron at Trader Joe's.
$5.98 instead of $10.
Now I just need to buy a pedestal and mortar, and dig up a recipe for rice with Saffron.
Thanks again! Virgil B. For a simple saffron rice dish: 2 cups basmati rice 1 pinch saffron ground to powder 1/4c minced onion 2-3 cloves minced garlic 1 T evoo 4 cups chicken broth 1/2 t salt Heat the oil to medium and sauté the onions until the are starting to brown. Add the garlic and sauté for 1 min then add the rice grains and lightly toast for a few minutes. Add the saffron and stir to coat the rice then add the chicken broth and salt. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover and let simmer for 20 minutes.
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from time to time, I use saffron. It is spendy, but worth it in the right dishes. Paella would not be right without it. I'm with Sam !!
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Yep pricey stuff and Sam nailed it Paella & Dan ! 
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you can buy the onions online and grow it yourself , but very sensitive to temperature and moisture , thats why its so expensive.
Persian. onions? Saffron does not come from onions. Comes from the styles and stigmata of the Crocus flower. Sam, the Crocus flower is grown from a bulb aka "onions" grows from a bulb, everyone knows that. Not an 'onion' though. Never heard of anyone eating Crocus bulbs. 
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Found my Saffron at Trader Joe's.
$5.98 instead of $10. At that price I would test to make sure it's real. http://www.anissas.com/tag/how-to-test-you-are-buying-real-saffron/The good thing about Saffron is it takes very little to really influence a dish so a bottle bought and kept airtight lasts a long time. This Paella (20"pan) has 12 strands in it! ![[Linked Image]](http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b52/gaepps/Camp/L1010119_zpsdde5c3e3.jpg) Pugs, was wondering when someone would bring that up. It doesn't take much at all to spice a dish with saffron.
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My TJ's Saffron is Spanish saffron.
I've herd it's not as potent, but will find out soon.
Got my mortar and pestle, so I'm ready!
Thanks again! Virgil B.
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Which just happens to be paellas native country !
Paul.
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Tried my Spanish Saffron last night.
Yep! I needed to use more of it for the same flavor.
Will experiment with amounts next time.
Virgil B.
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you can buy the onions online and grow it yourself , but very sensitive to temperature and moisture , thats why its so expensive.
Persian. onions? Saffron does not come from onions. Comes from the styles and stigmata of the Crocus flower. They look like onions...
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sse;
Thanks for posting the link!
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sse;
Thanks for posting the link!
Virgil B. Sure thing.
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IMHO, Middle Eastern saffron is superior to Spanish. And, more expensive and worth it.
Murphy was a grunt.
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