Paella Valenciana
Paella Valenciana

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Paella Valenciana is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Paella Valenciana is something that I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

The real Paella Valenciana doesn't have green peas, but you can add, when its the season, artichoke in quarters. Someone told you to add a bit of lemon juice over it before eating the paella, and I agree it makes the flavour more intense, but the acid of the lemon combined with the carbohydrates of the rice makes your digestion difficult. Get Paella Valenciana Recipe from Food Network.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have paella valenciana using 18 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Paella Valenciana:
  1. Get 1 big onion, peeled and chopped
  2. Take 1 small red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
  3. Prepare 1 small yellow bell pepper, seeded and chopped
  4. Prepare 2 cloves garlic chopped
  5. Make ready 1/2 kg boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-size pieces
  6. Make ready 1 cup Spanish chorizo chopped
  7. Make ready 1 cup smoked pork ribs cut into bite-size pieces
  8. Make ready 4-5 cherry tomatoes
  9. Make ready 1/2 teaspoon saffron threads or 1 pack of paella spice mix (i like to use Carmencita)
  10. Get 1/3 cup olive oil
  11. Take 3 cups short-grain Spanish rice or other short-grain rice
  12. Prepare 1 small octopus, previosly cooked
  13. Prepare 1 cup cleaned squid
  14. Take 3 cups shrimp, peeled and deveined
  15. Make ready 8 jumbo shrimps
  16. Take 1 cup pea pods
  17. Prepare Salt and black pepper
  18. Prepare 4-5 cups hot water

The region where this famous rice dish traditionally comes from (although eaten nowadays throughout all Spain) is Valencia, in the Mediterranean east coast of Spain. The proximity of the "albuferas" and marshlands (which are very characteristic landscapes), made the existence of rice. Paella is a Spanish rice dish that originated in Valencia many years ago. Nowadays you can find paellas made with all sorts of ingredients but the traditional authentic one is called Paella Valenciana.

Instructions to make Paella Valenciana:
  1. Prepare all the ingredients
  2. In a medium-size paella pan over medium-high heat, heat the olive oil.
  3. Add the chorizo and fry for about 5 minutes. Add the pork ribs and cook for another 5 minutes. Add also the chicken to the pan and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned, 5 to 6 minutes;
  4. Add the onion and sauté until just start to tenderize, 3 to 4 minutes;
  5. Add the peppers and garlic, and sauté for more 3 to 4 minutes;
  6. Add the rice and toast, stirring frequently, until it just becomes translucent, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the saffron or the paella seasoning;
  7. Add enough of hot water to the pan to just cover the rice, and bring the liquid to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium, and simmer for 10 minutes;
  8. Arrange the seafood (octopus, squid, peeled shrimp) and cook for another 8 minutes. Put more hot water if needed;
  9. Add the jumbo shrimp, cherry tomatoes and peas over the rice, cover with aluminum foil, and continue simmering until the seafood is cooked, for about 6 to 8 minutes.
  10. Remove the cooked paella from the heat and let rest for 5 minutes before serving. Sprinkle some olive oil on top.

It was traditionally cooked outside on an open fire using orange or pine wood. A real paella valenciana is made with chicken and rabbit (and often snails), spiced with smoky sweet paprika and a few strands of golden saffron. And best of all is the socarrat. The slow, undisturbed simmering of the rice in broth means that the bottom layer will start to caramelize. Seafood paella became popular on the sunny beaches of Valencia and Barcelona.

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