Recipe: Delicious Paella

Paella. Nourishing, vibrant, and without pretension, paella has held a place of honor and practicality in Spanish homes for centuries. This famous saffron infused rice dish is a traditional Spanish recipe that comes fully loaded If you've always wanted to but been too afraid to try Paella, I can assure you - there is no reason to be. Paella is a typical Spanish recipe and is traditionally cooked in a "paellera" - a round flat pan with two In many Spanish villages, especially in coastal areas, they use a giant paellera to cook a paella on.

Paella is a traditional Spanish dish made by cooking Calasparra rice with saffron, stock and a Take your pick of our easy paella recipes - from chicken and chorizo paella, to seafood or vegetarian paella. Types of paella include, Valencian paella, vegetable paella (Spanish: paella de verduras), seafood paella (Spanish: paella de mariscos), and mixed paella (Spanish: paella mixta), among many others. Serve up a fragrant paella to feed a crowd. You can have Paella using 12 ingredients and 19 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Paella

1. Prepare 375 grams of chicken.
2. Prepare 250 grams of rabbit.
3. You need 400 grams of rice with high amount of starch.
4. Prepare 250 grams of French green beans, clean and chopped in 2 cm. pieces.
5. Prepare 150 grams of artichokes, clean and cut into quarters.
6. It's 100 grams of grated tomato.
7. It's 2 clove of garlic.
8. Prepare 2 liter of water.
9. You need 10 of strands of saffron.
10. You need 1 of enough olive oil.
11. It's 1 of enough salt.
12. It's 1 of strips of roasted red pepper, for garnish.

Serve up a fragrant paella to feed a crowd. This classic Spanish rice dish usually contains seafood, but we also have meat, veggie and mixed versions. Where does Paella, one of the most famous Spanish foods come from? Everyone who hears of Paella (read: pa-eh-a). automatically says that it is from Spain.

Paella step by step

1. Chop the chicken and the rabbit. Add some salt..
2. Pour the oil in the pan and heat it..
3. When the oil is hot, saute the meat until it gets a bit brown..
4. Add the French green beans. In this point you can add the red pepper if it's raw..
5. Add the artichokes and saute all. Add some salt again..
6. Add the chopped garlic. Be careful it doesn't get burnt..
7. Add the grated tomato, stir it and saute until it is almost evaporated..
8. Wrap the saffron in foil and place it very close to the fire for 10 seconds..
9. Add the water to the paella..
10. Give high heat to the paella until it boils. Then give medium heat to the paella until all ingredients are cooked (from 30 to 45 minutes). It depends mostly on the tenderness of the meat..
11. Taste the paella and rectify the salt if needed. Add the saffron..
12. Reserve some broth for later, like 1/2 liter..
13. Increase the intensity of the heat and add the rice..
14. Spread the rice on the pan so that it is well distributed. Don't stir or touch it since this moment..
15. Maintain high heat for 10 minutes..
16. Gradually lower the heat for 10 minutes. If you need some broth, add it from the one you reserved before. If you don't have broth, add some water with a pinch of salt..
17. Take the paella out of the heat and let it rest for 5 minutes..
18. If the rice needs a bit more cook, cover it with foil while it is resting..
19. Now you can eat it..

That answer would only be half right for a real gastronomy expert. Paella, the essence of Spanish cuisine. I grew up eating paella every sunday with my family, and it´s a very special dish, it brings everyone together to the table and always creates beautiful memories. Mixed paella/paella mixta: combination of seafood, meat, vegetables, beans, and seasoning. How to prepare the best paella.

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