Recipe: Appetizing Paella

Paella. Serve up a fragrant paella to feed a crowd. Serve up a fragrant paella to feed a crowd. This classic Spanish rice dish usually contains seafood, but we also have meat, veggie and mixed versions.

Types of paella include Valencian paella, vegetable paella (Spanish: paella de verduras), seafood paella (Spanish: paella de mariscos), and mixed paella (Spanish: paella mixta), among many others. Paella is a traditional Spanish dish made by cooking Calasparra rice with saffron, stock and a Take your pick of our easy paella recipes - from chicken and chorizo paella, to seafood or vegetarian paella. This is where paella is made and broken. You can cook Paella using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Paella

1. You need 8 oz of Spanish style Chorizo sliced like pepperoni and cut in half.
2. You need 4-6 of Chicken thighs.
3. You need 1 of green bell pepper.
4. Prepare 2 lbs of Shrimp.
5. Prepare 1 tbl of Salt.
6. You need 3/4 c of Peas.
7. You need 1/2 of Onion.
8. You need 1 tsp of Saffron.
9. You need 1 tsp of Smoked paprika.
10. Prepare 2 of tblTomato paste.
11. It's 6.5 cups of Stock light chicken or shrimp from shrimp skin.
12. It's 2 cups of Short grain rice(bomba/paella rice).
13. It's 1 tbl of garlic (crushed).

Paella, the essence of Spanish cuisine. I grew up eating paella every sunday with my family, and it´s a very special dish, it brings everyone together to the table and always creates beautiful memories. A classic Spanish paella recipe for you to cook at home. Head over to Tesco Real Food for plenty of easy paella recipes & ideas for a tasty Spanish feast.

Paella instructions

1. Buy skin on shrimp and peel off skin to boil with saffron to make stock. Prep all ingredients in bowls to make it easy..
2. Oil the pan, cook chorizo until browned and juices and fat render out,remove when getting crispy. Brown chicken thighs. Get a good crust and it's ok if its not cooked all the way through. Remove chicken and chorizo. Return after step 2 is complete. Arrange even spaced in pan..
3. Once chicken and chorizo is removed cook onions until translucent. Add the green bell pepper soften but dont cook all the way through..
4. Once chicken and chorizo is removed cook onions until translucent. Add the green bell pepper soften but dont cook all the way through..
5. Add chicken and chorizo back in. Cover with foil let simmer..
6. All stock should get absorbed and rice should start to thicken. Cover with foil and let simmer once rice starts to soak up water and almost done add in shrimp, peas and lemon. (Peas not pictured).
7. Remove from heat. Remove all cooked lemon. Garnish with fresh lemon cut to fit on the side. Serve and enjoy.

This paella recipe makes paella for two, and includes options for mixta (meat and seafood), seafood and vegetarian versions. Paella Para Dos: Paella for Two. Paella is a one-dish Spanish meal based on rice and cooked uncovered in a special paella pan. It may be served with a salad. Though made throughout Spain now, and regarded by outsiders as practically.