Paella Espania

Name: Paella Espania
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Spanish, European
Ingredients: 454 grams calamari (squid), cleaned and cut in rings; 12 servings 1frying chicken, cut in 12 pieces; 2 Spanish chorizo sausages; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 454 grams shrimp; 12 servings Lemon wedges; 2 lobster tails, split; 12 mussels, cleaned; 59 milliliters olive oil; 1 Spanish onion, diced; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 118 milliliters sweet peas, frozen and thawed; 12 servings Pimentos, cut in strips; 473 milliliters Spanish rice, short to medium grain, like Valencia; 2 teaspoons saffron threads; 12 servings Salt and black pepper, to taste; 1 liters warm stock or water; 1 pinch Pinch sweet paprika; 2 ripe tomatoes, peeled, seeded and finely chopped

Paellan Espanian is a gluten free and dairy free recipe with 12 servings. One portion of this dish contains roughly 43g of protein, 27g of fat, and a total of 549 calories. This recipe covers 27% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a main course. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes. If you have tomatoes, jumbo shrimp, mussels, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the rice you could follow this main course with the Rice Pudding as a dessert. It is a pretty expensive recipe for fans of European food.

Instructions

Rinse the chicken pieces and pat dry. Season all over with salt, black pepper, and oregano.

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Chicken Pieces

Black Pepper

Oregano

Salt

Heat the oil in a paella pan or wide skillet. Brown the chicken on all sides, when nearly cooked through, add the chorizo links and brown.

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Chorizo Sausages

Whole Chicken

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Remove the chicken and sausage from the pan.

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Whole Chicken

Sausage

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Frying Pan

Cut the sausages into slices and set aside.

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Sausage

Drain out excess oil but don't clean the pan. Make a sofrito by sauteing the garlic, onion, and tomatoes, cook until the mixture caramelizes a bit and the flavors meld. Season with salt, black pepper, and paprika.

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Black Pepper

Tomato

Paprika

Garlic

Onion

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the rice, stirring to coat the grains. Steep the saffron in 1/4-cup hot water for 5 minutes then stir it into the rice.

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Saffron

Grains

Water

Rice

Add the stock/water and simmer for 10 minutes, gently moving the pan around so the rice cooks and absorbs evenly. Do not cover or constantly stir like risotto.

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Stock

Water

Rice

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Frying Pan

Add the shellfish and the reserved chicken and sausage. Simmer, without stirring, until the rice is al dente and the mussels have opened. (Do not eat any mussels that do not.)

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Shellfish

Whole Chicken

Mussels

Sausage

Rice

Scatter the peas on top and continue to cook until the liquid is absorbed. The ideal paella has a toasted rice bottom called socarrat. Allow to rest off the heat for 5 minutes before serving.

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Peas