'Paella' is an authentic Valencian rice dish. It is widely popular at many spanish resturants. The word 'Paella' is used by Valencians for all pans, including the specialized shallow pan used for cooking paellas.
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There are countless paella recipes. The Seafood version being the most common one. This is my adaptation of the Paella and as I prefer chicken, I prepared Chicken Paella version. It is a free-style combination of chicken, chorizo, prawn, mixed peppers and rice. For your reference, most chefs use 'calasparra' or 'bomba' rice when making Paella (as it cooks faster). I did not have this type of rice in stock with me, so I used basmati rice instead. Other key ingredients include saffron and olive oil. Seasoning depends greatly on individual preferences and regional influences.
Ingredients:
- 2 cup Rice (washed and set aside)
- 1 cup chopped onions
- 1 cup chopped mixed bell peppers
- 1 tbsp garlic powder/paste
- 1 cup chopped tomatoes
- 1 cup (2 Chicken breast-washed and cleaned) chopped into small cube size pieces
- 250g prawn (washed and cleaned)
- 1 cup chorizo chopped (sausages)
- 2 tsp paprika powder (optional)
- 1/4 tsp saffron (and/or food coloring)
- 3 cup hot broth (stir in 1 chicken stock cube in hot water)
- 1 tsp rosemary/oregano for seasoning (optional)
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- coriander leaves to garnish
- salt to taste
Method:
- Pre-heat oven at 180*C
- Heat the olive oil in a paellera.
- Add onions, garlic and bell peppers. Sauté until vegetables are tender. Add a pinch of salt to ooze out all the flavor of the onions and peppers.
- Add onions, garlic and bell peppers. Sauté until vegetables are tender. Add a pinch of salt to ooze out all the flavor of the onions and peppers.
- Add the chopped tomatoes and sauté.
- Add dry seasonings(paprika, rosemary) except for salt.
- Add dry seasonings(paprika, rosemary) except for salt.
- Add chicken and chorizo (sausage) and sauté for 1 min (do not over cook it as you will cook it again in the oven).
- Add salt to taste.
- Add rice, saffron and mix well. and blend it well with the mixture.
(NB. If you do not have a Paella pan you can transfer this stir fry mix onto a baking tray instead.)
- poke the prawns into the rice mixture evenly
- Now add the broth.
- Cover the pan with foil paper tightly and place it in the pre-heated oven.
- Oven bake it at 240*C for 30mins.
Your kitchen would be very aromatic with the flavors of Paella now and that means your paella is all set and ready to be served.
Garnish with coriander leaves and drizzle in some olive oil on top.
Enjoy! ;)!
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