Hello everybody, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, paella valenciana. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Paella Valenciana is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Paella Valenciana is something that I have loved my entire life.
The real Paella Valenciana doesn't have green peas, but you can add, when its the season, artichoke in quarters. Someone told you to add a bit of lemon juice over it before eating the paella. This paella features seafood, sausage and chicken but don't forget the saffron – it is the essential Really great Paella!
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have paella valenciana using 18 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Paella Valenciana:
- Make ready big onion, peeled and chopped
- Prepare small red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
- Take small yellow bell pepper, seeded and chopped
- Take garlic chopped
- Make ready boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-size pieces
- Prepare Spanish chorizo chopped
- Prepare smoked pork ribs cut into bite-size pieces
- Get cherry tomatoes
- Make ready saffron threads or 1 pack of paella spice mix (i like to use Carmencita)
- Get olive oil
- Make ready short-grain Spanish rice or other short-grain rice
- Get small octopus, previosly cooked
- Make ready cleaned squid
- Take shrimp, peeled and deveined
- Prepare jumbo shrimps
- Prepare pea pods
- Prepare Salt and black pepper
- Get hot water
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Steps to make Paella Valenciana:
- Prepare all the ingredients
- In a medium-size paella pan over medium-high heat, heat the olive oil.
- Add the chorizo and fry for about 5 minutes. Add the pork ribs and cook for another 5 minutes. Add also the chicken to the pan and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned, 5 to 6 minutes;
- Add the onion and sauté until just start to tenderize, 3 to 4 minutes;
- Add the peppers and garlic, and sauté for more 3 to 4 minutes;
- Add the rice and toast, stirring frequently, until it just becomes translucent, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the saffron or the paella seasoning;
- Add enough of hot water to the pan to just cover the rice, and bring the liquid to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium, and simmer for 10 minutes;
- Arrange the seafood (octopus, squid, peeled shrimp) and cook for another 8 minutes. Put more hot water if needed;
- Add the jumbo shrimp, cherry tomatoes and peas over the rice, cover with aluminum foil, and continue simmering until the seafood is cooked, for about 6 to 8 minutes.
- Remove the cooked paella from the heat and let rest for 5 minutes before serving. Sprinkle some olive oil on top.
Traditional Paella Valenciana is a great dish to share with family and friends! If you can't get to Spain to taste one then here is your chance to make one yourself! Paella Valenciana is praised for its flavor and the combination of local, authentic ingredients that perfectly illustrate the culinary heritage of the region. First and foremost you will need a special paella pan called a paellera or just a paella. Trust me after you taste this you'll be glad you bought the special pan.
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