Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, paella valenciana. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Paella Valenciana is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Paella Valenciana is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
This paella features seafood, sausage and chicken but don't forget the saffron – it is the essential Really great Paella! Very close to the Paella you will get in the South of Spain! Paella, paella, paella…it sounds like a romantic melody.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook paella valenciana using 18 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Paella Valenciana:
- Get 1 big onion, peeled and chopped
- Prepare 1 small red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
- Prepare 1 small yellow bell pepper, seeded and chopped
- Prepare 2 cloves garlic chopped
- Make ready 1/2 kg boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-size pieces
- Make ready 1 cup Spanish chorizo chopped
- Prepare 1 cup smoked pork ribs cut into bite-size pieces
- Get 4-5 cherry tomatoes
- Get 1/2 teaspoon saffron threads or 1 pack of paella spice mix (i like to use Carmencita)
- Prepare 1/3 cup olive oil
- Make ready 3 cups short-grain Spanish rice or other short-grain rice
- Take 1 small octopus, previosly cooked
- Make ready 1 cup cleaned squid
- Take 3 cups shrimp, peeled and deveined
- Make ready 8 jumbo shrimps
- Get 1 cup pea pods
- Prepare Salt and black pepper
- Make ready 4-5 cups hot water
Paella Valenciana: A Traditional Valencian Paella. Paella Valenciana has been noted to be one of their House specialties. Now I know what the Buzz is all about. I'm not a huge fan of Paella, but this cuisine is surely worth a try.
Instructions 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.
Recipe courtesy of Juan Andres Mestre. Garnish the paella with the strips of red pepper and the sprigs of rosemary. 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! La Paella Valenciana es la receta más aclamada y popular de nuestra gastronomía.
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