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Classic Paella is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look fantastic. Classic Paella is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook classic paella using 20 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Classic Paella:
- Prepare 300 g chicken breast or thighes
- Make ready 150 g mussels out of the shell
- Make ready 300 g spanish paella rice
- Get 200 g fresh prawns
- Take 3 cloves garlic
- Make ready 1 celery stick
- Prepare 1 large red onion
- Get 1 red pepper
- Make ready 1 corguette
- Make ready 1 carrot
- Get 80 g frozen peas
- Take Good pinch of saffron
- Get Tin chopped tomatoes
- Prepare 600 ml chicken stock
- Take 15 g parsley
- Make ready 3 teaspoons smoked paprika
- Get 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- Get Olive oil
- Take 1 teaspoon salt
- Make ready 1 teaspoon pepper
This recipe comes from El Timonel - one of Valencia's most highly acclaimed restaurants. The restaurant is decorated like the interior of a yacht - reflecting the chef's use of fresh fish and seafood. The exclusive menu features succulent Mediterranean dishes and a selection. I've had lots of hits and misses with this Spanish classic, adding ridiculous, overwhelming amounts of saffron to try getting it as yellow as it is in Spain.
Steps to make Classic Paella:
- Put the saffron into the chicken stock and allow it to steep for a while
- Dice the chicken and seal the pieces in a large frying pan with some olive oil for about 5 minutes. Remove from the pan
- Chop onion, carrot, celery and red pepper and fry in olive oil for 5 minutes until soft
- Add the chopped garlic and fry for another minute
- Add in the smoked paprika, corguette and oregano and stir well
- Pour in the rice and stir until it's all coated
- Pour over the saffron chicken stock and add the diced chicken pieces back to the pan. Add the tomatoes, season and stir well.
- Cook for 15 minutes stirring occasionally. If the rice dries out too much add some more water
- Add in the mussels, prawns, 3/4 of the chopped parsley and peas. Cook for a further 5-10 minutes until the seafood is cooked through
- Serve with the remaining parsley over the top
The exclusive menu features succulent Mediterranean dishes and a selection. I've had lots of hits and misses with this Spanish classic, adding ridiculous, overwhelming amounts of saffron to try getting it as yellow as it is in Spain. Then I found out the Spanish sometimes use colouring! So, here at last is the Delia paella - easy, no fuss, and the good thing is it serves six people as a complete meal, needing no accompaniment. But this classic paella Valenciana recipe is the traditional chicken paella that many call the original.
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