Spanish Paella
Learn to make a delicious Spanish Paella, an authentic dish bursting with flavor and featuring rice, saffron, vegetables, chicken, and seafood.
Equipment
- 14 inch skillet
- paella pan
Ingredients
- ¼ cup Extra virgin olive oil Spanish EVOO if available
- 1 Onion diced
- 1 each bell pepper diced; preferably ½ red and ½ green
- 4 cloves Garlic
- 3 each roma tomatoes very finely diced (or 8 oz. tomato sauce)
- 1 Bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon paprika sweet or smoked
- 1 pinch saffron threads
- Salt
- Pepper
- ¼ cup white wine
- 4 each boneless, skinless chicken thighs cut into pieces
- ¼ cup fresh chopped parsley chopped, divided
- 2 cups Spanish rice
- 5 cups chicken broth
- ½ cup frozen peas
- ½ lb jumbo shrimp or prawns about 12, peeled, tail on
- ½ lb mussels cleaned properly (beards off)
- 8 oz calamari rings
- Lemons for garnish
Instructions
- 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 just 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.
- 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.
Notes
This is a simplified version of Paella Mixta. Many variations exist, so be respectful of differences in traditional recipes.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 535kcalCarbohydrates: 59gProtein: 37gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 260mgSodium: 1159mgPotassium: 805mgFiber: 3gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 1408IUVitamin C: 58mgCalcium: 125mgIron: 4mg
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