Easy peasy paella
Easy peasy paella
About this recipe: An easy to make paella using chorizo, chicken and shrimp.
Ingredients
Serves: 8
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- salt and black pepper to taste
- 900g skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into 5cm pieces
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 teaspoon crushed red chilli flakes
- 400g short-grain white rice
- 1 pinch saffron threads
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 bunch flat leaf parsley, chopped
- 1 litre chicken stock
- 2 lemons, zested
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 red pepper, coarsely chopped
- 450g fresh chorizo sausage, casings removed and diced
- 450g prawns, peeled and deveined
Method
Prep:30min ›
Cook:30min ›
Ready in:1hr
- In a medium bowl, mix together 2 tablespoons olive oil, paprika, oregano, salt and pepper. Stir in chicken pieces to coat. Cover, and refrigerate.
- Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large frying or paella pan over medium heat. Stir in garlic, red chilli flakes and rice. Cook, stirring, to coat rice with oil, about 3 minutes. Stir in saffron threads, bay leaf, parsley, chicken stock and lemon zest. Bring to the boil, cover, and reduce heat to medium low. Simmer 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a separate pan over medium heat. Stir in marinated chicken and onion; cook 5 minutes. Stir in red pepper and sausage; cook 5 minutes. Stir in prawns; cook, turning the prawns, until both sides are pink.
- Spread rice mixture onto a serving tray. Top with meat and seafood mixture.
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Reviews (3)
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Easily done I did all the prep for my brother and made it easy for him and all the prep made a perfect marinate - 31 Aug 2011
1
I love paella, and this is a great recipe for home. Full of flavour and texture. This one's a keeper !! - 17 Oct 2015
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Take a look for this one please! :-) http://www.paella-recipe.co.uk/ - 29 Sep 2016
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