Step-by-Step Guide to Prepare Speedy Spanish Paella

Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, spanish paella. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Spanish Paella is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Spanish Paella is something that I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook spanish paella using 21 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Spanish Paella:

1. Take chicken thighs (small-medium)
2. Get dry thyme
3. Get paprika
4. Make ready salt
5. Get ground pepper
6. Make ready olive oil
7. Get Spanish chorizo sausage
8. Get red onion (large), chopped
9. Make ready red bell pepper, seeded, cut into 1” pieces
10. Make ready garlic cloves, crushed
11. Get crushed tomatoes, drained
12. Prepare coriander powder
13. Make ready Spanish rice, short-medium grain
14. Get saffron threads (it’s expensive, but key!)
15. Get chicken stock (warm)
16. Prepare raw medium shrimp, peeled with tails on
17. Take firm fish fillet, sliced into 1” pieces
18. Get mussels or small-medium clams, cleaned
19. Make ready sweet peas (frozen), thawed @ room temp
20. Get fresh parsley, coarsely chopped
21. Prepare lemons, (1 for juice, 1 for garnish for the plates)

Steps to make Spanish Paella:

1. Plate chicken thighs and sprinkle thyme, paprika, salt, & pepper on both sides and let stand for about 10 minutes.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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]
6. 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.
7. Place the mussels (or clams) evenly around the pan. Let this simmer without stirring, until the rice is al dente, about 15 minutes.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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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