Hello everybody, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, paella. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Paella is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Paella is something that I have loved my whole life.
Stir in garlic, red pepper flakes, and rice. Stir in saffron threads, bay leaf, parsley, chicken stock, and lemon zest. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce heat to medium low.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have paella using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Paella:
- Make ready 8 oz Spanish style Chorizo sliced like pepperoni and cut in half
- Take 4-6 Chicken thighs
- Prepare 1 green bell pepper
- Take 2 lbs Shrimp
- Prepare 1 tbl Salt
- Make ready 3/4 c Peas
- Take 1/2 Onion
- Get 1 tsp Saffron
- Prepare 1 tsp Smoked paprika
- Make ready 2 tblTomato paste
- Get 6.5 cups Stock light chicken or shrimp from shrimp skin
- Prepare 2 cups Short grain rice(bomba/paella rice)
- Get 1 tbl garlic (crushed)
Valencians, in turn, regard paella as one of their identifying symbols. Nourishing, vibrant, and served without pretension, paella has held a place of honor and practicality in Spanish homes for centuries. If mussels aren't your favorite, you can easily substitute littleneck clams in their place–just be sure to thoroughly scrub the clams' shells in cold water before using. To round out the meal, choose a good Spanish red wine from the Rioja region, grab a crusty.
Steps to make Paella:
- Buy skin on shrimp and peel off skin to boil with saffron to make stock. Prep all ingredients in bowls to make it easy.
- Oil the pan, cook chorizo until browned and juices and fat render out,remove when getting crispy. Brown chicken thighs. Get a good crust and it's ok if its not cooked all the way through. Remove chicken and chorizo. Return after step 2 is complete. Arrange even spaced in pan.
- Once chicken and chorizo is removed cook onions until translucent. Add the green bell pepper soften but dont cook all the way through.
- Once chicken and chorizo is removed cook onions until translucent. Add the green bell pepper soften but dont cook all the way through.
- Add chicken and chorizo back in. Cover with foil let simmer.
- All stock should get absorbed and rice should start to thicken. Cover with foil and let simmer once rice starts to soak up water and almost done add in shrimp, peas and lemon. (Peas not pictured)
- Remove from heat. Remove all cooked lemon. Garnish with fresh lemon cut to fit on the side. Serve and enjoy
Add chorizo and cook until crisp, then remove from skillet. Spanish classic paella is given a healthy makeover and a good kick of heat. This is my mom's favorite dish. Whenever she comes up to Seattle visit, she requests it! Although a traditional Spanish paella would have saffron, this recipe is super-friendly for those of us who can't afford it quite yet.
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