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How To Make Paella

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How To Make Paella
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Paella recipe. This traditional Spanish dish of seafood, chicken, rice and spices can now become a treat in your own home with this easy to follow recipe. Our Paella recipe is simply delicious! Enlarge Paella recipe. This traditional Spanish dish of seafood, chicken, rice and spices can now become a treat in your own home with this easy to follow recipe. Our Paella recipe is simply delicious!
Serves:
4
Preparation Time:
15 minutes
Cooking Time:
1 hour
Total Time:
1 hour 15 minutes
Oven Temperature:
180° c  -  360° f

Step 1: You will need:

  • 40 ml olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 red pepper, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 1 tomato, chopped
  • 50 g Spanish chorizo sausage, diced
  • 2 boneless chicken thighs, cut in cubes
  • 300 g short grained rice
  • 120 ml white wine
  • 800 ml chicken stock
  • 1 tsp saffron threads
  • 100 g peas
  • 8 large prawns, peeled and head still on
  • 2 squid, cut into rings
  • 200 g clams
  • 1 ½ tsp paprika
  • salt and pepper
  • lemon wedges
  • 1 30cm paella pan
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • 1 sheet of aluminium foil

Step 2: Begin the paella

Put the paella pan over a medium to high heat. Once it has heated up add some of the oil and then the chicken pieces. Season with salt and pepper. Fry for a few minutes, stirring occasionally to help even cooking. Add the chorizo and stir in. Let it cook for a minute. Add the onions and mix them in. Add the red pepper, garlic, tomato and then the rice, stirring them all in well. Add the wine, saffron and the paprika. Mix it all together. Add enough of the hot chicken stock to cover all the ingredients. Bring it to a bubbling simmer. Lower the heat slightly, so that it cooks whilst still gently bubbling. Cook for 7-10 minutes until most of the liquid has been absorbed, but not all.

Step 3: Add the seafood

Add the clams, pushing them under the surface with your hands, to ensure that they cook. Lay the prawns around the pan, then the squid. Sprinkle the peas over and season with salt and pepper. Cover the pan with foil. Let it cook for 3-5 minutes more. Turn off the heat. Let it stand for a further 5 minutes, still covered with the foil.

Step 4: Serve

Remove the foil. Heap a generous portion onto a serving plate. Garnish with some lemon wedges and your paella is ready to serve. It goes well with fresh bread and a glass of wine.
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Tips & Comments
  1. jackywax

    I have now made this 3 times and love it as it is so easy and tasty,can use anything you like and I cut down on the ingredients to make a smaller one

  2. sab15

    i made this paella, and i have to admit i loved it, i didnt use the squid tho!!! i found it so simple to cook and it looked and smelt wonderful!!! i will make it again..

  3. EMARTO

    This is a horrible paella, nothing to do with the real one,no one of the ingredients is the autentical one, if you wanna know how to make the real valencian paella, please foget the people from Barcelona , the origin of this recipe is just valencian,so you have to contact with someone profesional of Valencia specially the old people who has made the paella all their lif

  4. m0325

    Leave a comment here....

  5. Ratatouille

    I decided to make this Paella for dinner. Delicious!!! Very easy to make really. I used mixed frozen sea food (squid, scallops, shrimp) instead of just the squid: Perfect result! Ah! I used Turmeric instead of Paprika: Not bad at all. I truly recommed this receipe.

  6. jaimered

    I think this is a good version of Paella - no its not orginal its an easy version and very yummy! Tho i have to admit I don't normally mix meat with fish!

  8. spookje

    If you don't like this Paella, why don't you share your recipe instead of complaining about this one. Sad people just be thankful.

  9. chunky

    To the person who said that this is how they make Paella in Madrid, that was in the touristy places where they change it for foreigners. We don't make Paella this way. Foreigners tend to add Chorizo as they think that we add it to everything.

  10. Anonymous

    We thought it was gorgeous. It doesn't mtter if its authentic or not.It's the taste that matters. Hubby is making it for Fathers day this weekend for all the family to enjoy - and they definately will with fresh crusty bread, great wine and great company. Thank you so much! steve and jeannie.