A very traditional Spanish paella, garnished with Spanish chorizo, chicken, squid, mussels, shrimp, and peas. A paella pan is recommended for making and serving this dish.
Prep
39 min
Cook
59 min
Servings
Difficulty
Hard
Ingredients
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion
, chopped
2 cloves garlic
, minced
1 red bell pepper
, chopped
4 ounces Spanish chorizo
, casing discarded and cut into 1/4-inch dice
2 skinless
, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into 1-inch cubes
1
, 12 ounce
5 cups chicken broth
0.5 cups white wine
1 sprig fresh thyme
1 pinch saffron
salt to taste
ground black pepper to taste
2 squid
, cleaned and cut into 1-inch pieces
2 tomatoes
, seeded and chopped
0.5 cups frozen green peas
12 large shrimp
, peeled and deveined
1 pound mussels
, cleaned and debearded
0.25 cups chopped Italian flat leaf parsley
8 slices lemon
, for garnish
Instructions
1
Heat olive oil in paella pan over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, and pepper; cook and stir for a few minutes. Add chorizo sausage, diced chicken, and rice; cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in 3 ½ cups stock, wine, thyme leaves, and saffron. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to the boil, and simmer for 15 minutes; stir occasionally.
2
Taste the rice, and check to see if it is cooked. If the rice is uncooked, stir in ½ cup more stock. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally. Stir in additional stock if necessary: use up to 2 cups additional stock, 5 cups total. Cook until rice is done.
3
Stir in squid, tomatoes, and peas. Cook for 2 minutes. Arrange prawns and mussels on top. Cover with foil, and leave for 3 to 5 minutes.
4
Remove the foil, and scatter parsley over the food. Serve in paella pan, garnished with lemon wedges.
Nutrition per serving
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