Paella Recipe

Story Behind The Recipe

Paella is a rice dish widely eaten in Spain. There are lots of different recipes. This is how I made the dish using our local rice and I used a Dutch oven instead of a Paella dish.

Ingredients

• Salt
• 3 tbs Olive Oil
• 6 pcs Drumsticks
• 1 Chorizo sausage (sliced)
• 1 large Red Onion (sliced)
• 3 cloves of garlic (crushed)
• 400 gms Rice (washed and drained)
• 1 tsp Sweet Paprika
• 1 tsp Paella Mix
• 750 ml chicken stock (should be hot)
• 100 gms Peas
• 50 gms French beans (cut into 2 inches)
• 1 Yellow Pepper (seeds removed and cut into strips)
• 2 medium Tomatoes (chopped)
• 250 gms Prawns (with tail on)

Instructions

Switch on the oven to 200 degrees. Salt the drumsticks and prawns, set aside for a few minutes. In the meantime heat the frying pan, add some salt, once the salt is hot enough, drizzle in the olive oil, then fry the drumsticks, this will help the drumsticks to absorb the salt. Remove from the pan when browned all over. Fry the Chorizo, they will release some oil, which will flavor the rest of the vegetables, remove the sausage slices from the pan. Using the same pan, fry the onions, once softened, add the garlic, the paprika, paella mix then the rice, make sure the rice gets fully coated with the oil and the spices, add some hot chicken stock, then the rest of the ingredients except for the prawns. Stir once. You can also add salt at this point. Pour everything into a warmed up Dutch oven/cast iron pot. Stir once again. Let it simmer on slow fire for a few minutes, covered. Finally add the prawns, stir yet again, cook in a covered pot in the middle part of the oven for about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let it rest for a few minutes before serving. If you like you can squeeze some lemon juice once served. Serve with Lettuce Salad!

Preparation Time	1 hour
Number of Servings	4
Dish Types	lunch, dinner
Conditions(health check)