spanish paella

You can make a delicious, authentic Paella--the most popular dish of Spain--in your own kitchen with simple ingredients like rice, saffron, vegetables, chicken, and seafood.

Spanish Paella

Extra virgin olive Oil ((Spanish EVOO if you have it))

Onion (, diced)

bell pepper (, diced (I like to use ½ red and ½ green))

Garlic

roma tomatoes (, very finely diced (or 8 oz. tomato sauce))

Bay leaf

paprika (, sweet or smoked)

saffron threads*

Salt and pepper

white wine

chicken

flat leaf Parsley (chopped, divided)

Spanish Rice*

Chicken Broth*

peas

½ lb Jumbo Shrimp

lb Mussels ((about 10-12), cleaned properly (beards off))

oz calamari rings

Lemons (, for garnish)

*Please note, this is my version of Paella Mixta I learned to make while living in Madrid, Spain. I&#039;ve simplified the recipe as best I could for anyone to be able to make without a special pan or equipment. There are MANY variations to Paella so please be respectful that my authentic recipe may be different from yours!

Add olive oil to a skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, bell peppers and garlic and cook until onion is translucent. Add chopped tomato, bay leaf, paprika, saffron salt and pepper. Stir and cook for 5 minutes. Add white wine and cook for 10 minutes. Taste and add salt if needed.

Add chicken pieces, 2 tablespoons chopped parsley and rice to the pot. Cook for 1 minute.

Pour the broth slowly all around the pan and jiggle the pan to get the rice into an even layer. (Do not stir the mixture going forward!).

Bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low. Give the pan a gentle shake back and forth once or twice during cooking.

Cook for about 15-18 minutes (uncovered), then nestle the shrimp, mussels and calamari into the mixture, sprinkle peas on top and continue to cook (without stirring) for about 5 more minutes. Watch for most of the liquid to be absorbed and the rice at the top nearly tender. (If for some reason your rice is still not cooked, add ¼ cup more water or broth and continue cooking).

Remove pan from heat and cover pan with a lid or tinfoil. Place a kitchen towel over the lid and allow to rest for 10 minutes.

Garnish with fresh parsley and lemon slices. Serve.

https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/7eRrhJW8.mp4

You can make a delicious, authentic Paella–the most popular dish of Spain–in your own kitchen with simple ingredients like rice, saffron, vegetables, chicken, and seafood. If you love cooking International food, you will fall in love with this comforting dish!

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Paella is one of the most famous Spanish dishes. Vegan Spanish paella is delicious. It's also cheaper, lighter and healthier than the traditional one.

Vegan Spanish Paella

tbsp extra virgin olive oil

garlic

onion

red bell pepper

Italian green pepper

tomatoes

artichoke hearts (120 grams)

green beans (75 grams)

peas (65 grams)

Basmati rice (240 grams)

vegetable stock (1 liter)

turmeric powder

tsp sweet paprika

Salt and black pepper

Heat the oil in a paellera or a pan over medium heat and when it&#8217;s hot, add the garlic, onion, red and green pepper (chopped). Cook until golden brown.

Add the chopped tomatoes and cook for another 5 or 10 minutes.

Add the frozen veggies and cook 5 minutes more.

Add the rice and cook until it begins to be translucent. Pour the vegetable broth (hot), add the turmeric powder, the sweet paprika, and salt and black pepper to taste.

Stir the paella until all the ingredients are mixed and cook over medium or medium high heat for 15 or 20 minutes or until the rice is cooked. Add more vegetable broth if the rice is hard and dry.

Let stand the paella (covered) for at least 5 or 10 minutes.

I’ve made this several times now and even meat eaters love it! Delicious!

I made this today.  I like the creamy texture and the healthy ingredients.

So creamy and lovely. I had no idea I loved turmeric! Thanks for a great recipe!

DELICIOUS!!!!

Instead of veg broth I made one using water, powder kombu dashi ,2 bayleaf, salt, pepper and olive oil
for veggies i used 1 chayote, 1 jalapeño, 4 tiny eggplants, 7 green pea pods, 2 tomatoes, 6 garlic cloves, 1 onino
i added canned mixed beans at the end
for spice , instead of saffron, i used 2 tsp tumeric, some cardamom (cracked open pods and crushed the seeds inside), black pepper and red pepper

i had to add a little more water and it took a little longer than recipe

but all 4 of us enjoyed it sooooo much

thank you!

Recipe video above. The most famous Spanish dish of them all! Paella is meant to be a fun relaxed dish, so don&#039;t get hung up about having the exact same seafood I&#039;ve used - see Notes. And don&#039;t be scared of making paella - it is actually very forgiving if you have the right liquid/rice ratios and follow the order in which I cook things!Note on Chorizo - NOT in traditional Spanish Paella recipes however, it&#039;s widely used in Spanish restaurants outside of Spain. Australia would faint if I excluded it. So it&#039;s in!

olive oil

onion (, diced (brown, white, yellow))

garlic (, minced)

red capsicum / bell pepper (, diced)

rice

juicy ripe tomatoes, peeled and diced (OR 3/4 cup canned crushed tomato (Note 4))

/ 10 oz chicken thigh

chicken broth/stock (not low sodium)

saffron

mussels (, cleaned & check freshness (Note 8))

parsley (, chopped)

Chorizo - Heat 1 tbsp oil in a 30cm / 10&quot; paella pan or large skillet over high heat (Note 9). Add chorizo and cook until browned on each side (~ 3 minutes). Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.

Squid - Add squid and cook for 45 seconds on each side, then remove and set aside.

Garlic, onion, capsicum - Add remaining oil (if needed). Add garlic and onion, cook for 2 minutes. Add capsicum, cook for 1 minute.

Chicken - Add chicken. Cook for 2 minutes until lightly browned but still raw inside.

Add Rice - Add rice and mix until the grains are coated in oil.

Cooking broth - Add in most of the chorizo (reserve 1/4 for garnish), chicken stock, fresh or crushed tomato and saffron. Stir.

Simmer 1 - Bring it to a simmer then adjust heat so it&#039;s simmering fairly gently (not super rapidly, will burn rice). Simmer for 10 minutes - no stirring! At this stage, a bit of rice should be poking through to the surface but there should still be plenty of liquid.

Add peas, prawns and mussels - Scatter over peas, squidge the prawns and mussels into the rice (partial submerge is fine).

Simmer 2 - Cook for 8 minutes (turn prawns halfway if you think it&#039;s necessary) or until prawns are opaque, mussels are open, and most of the liquid has been absorbed but still a bit liquidy. Discard any mussels that do not open. Remove from stove.

Check rice - Do a taste test to see if the rice is cooked - it should be firm but cooked. If it is too firm for your taste, no stress, just add a splash of hot water (not too much!) and keep cooking.

Rest - Scatter over squid and reserved chorizo (residual heat will warm through), cover with lid then rest for 5 minutes (rice will absorb remainig liquid). Paella rice should now be tender but &quot;juicy&quot;, not stodgy and thick (if it is, add splash of water to loosen it).

Garnish - scatter with parsley and wedges of lemon. Take to table as is, then mix up rice with seafood before serving!

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