Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, paella valenciana. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Paella Valenciana is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Paella Valenciana is something that I have loved my whole 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 begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have paella valenciana using 18 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Paella Valenciana:
- Make ready 1 big onion, peeled and chopped
- Get 1 small red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
- Prepare 1 small yellow bell pepper, seeded and chopped
- Make ready 2 cloves garlic chopped
- Make ready 1/2 kg boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-size pieces
- Get 1 cup Spanish chorizo chopped
- Prepare 1 cup smoked pork ribs cut into bite-size pieces
- Take 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
- Get 3 cups short-grain Spanish rice or other short-grain rice
- Get 1 small octopus, previosly cooked
- Take 1 cup cleaned squid
- Take 3 cups shrimp, peeled and deveined
- Prepare 8 jumbo shrimps
- Take 1 cup pea pods
- Take Salt and black pepper
- Get 4-5 cups 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.
Paella Valenciana: A Traditional Valencian Paella. 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. Recipe courtesy of Juan Andres Mestre.
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