Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, spanish paella. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Spanish Paella is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Spanish Paella is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook spanish paella using 21 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Spanish Paella:
- Take 8 chicken thighs (small-medium)
- Take 2 tsp dry thyme
- Take 2 tsp paprika
- Make ready 1 tsp salt
- Get 1 tsp ground pepper
- Make ready 5 tbs olive oil
- Get 1 lb Spanish chorizo sausage
- Get 1 red onion (large), chopped
- Take 1 red bell pepper, seeded, cut into 1” pieces
- Get 4 garlic cloves, crushed
- Get 1 can (16 oz.) crushed tomatoes, drained
- Prepare 1/2 tsp coriander powder
- Make ready 2 cups Spanish rice, short-medium grain
- Take 1 tsp saffron threads (it’s expensive, but key!)
- Make ready 3 1/2 cups chicken stock (warm)
- Get 16 raw medium shrimp, peeled with tails on
- Prepare 10 oz. firm fish fillet, sliced into 1” pieces
- Get 12 mussels or small-medium clams, cleaned
- Make ready 1 cup sweet peas (frozen), thawed @ room temp
- Prepare 1/2 cup fresh parsley, coarsely chopped
- Get 2 lemons, (1 for juice, 1 for garnish for the plates)
Instructions to make Spanish Paella:
- Plate chicken thighs and sprinkle thyme, paprika, salt, & pepper on both sides and let stand for about 10 minutes.
- Heat the olive oil in a paella pan (or very large fry pan) over medium heat. Place chicken in the pan and brown on both sides for 5 minutes per side. Turn the chicken over again, and add the chorizo sausage.
- Brown both sides of chicken and sausage for 4 minutes per side. When the oil begins to turn a mild reddish color, remove the chicken and sausage to a platter.
- Lower the heat (medium-low) and sauté onion and bell pepper for 3-4 minutes. Add the garlic and sauté for 1 minute. Add tomatoes, cook until the mixture thickens a bit and the flavors begin to meld. Season lightly with salt & pepper and coriander.
- Fold in the rice with a spoon, stirring to coat the grains. Sprinkle the saffron threads into the rice. Pour in the chicken stock, simmer for 10 minutes. Rotate the pan around the heat so that the rice cooks evenly and starts to absorb the liquids. [Do not cover or stir]
- Add the shrimp and fish evenly around the pan. Next add the chicken and the sausage (sliced 1/2”). Gently fold all of the pan pieces together with a large spoon, turning the mixture over a 3-4 times.
- Place the mussels (or clams) evenly around the pan. Let this simmer without stirring, until the rice is al dente, about 15 minutes.
- Scatter the thawed peas on top, continue to cook for 5 minutes. Cover the pan (with a round pizza pan) until the paella looks fluffy and moist and the mussels have opened.
- Uncover the pan and drizzle squeezed lemon juice over the paella. Remove any un-opened mussels (or clams). Take the pan off of the heat and allow it to rest for a few minutes and garnish the top with chopped parsley.
- Bring the pan to the table served warm using a large spoon to serve. Use lemon wedges on the plates for a garnish. Serve with home-made Sangria (yes!) or your favorite beverage.
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