How to Make Chicken and Seafood Paella in 26 Minutes for Beginners

Carrie Ward   21/07/2020 18:51

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  • 🌎 Cuisine: American
  • 👩 1 - 4 servings
  • 😍 Review: 1013
  • 😎 Rating: 4.7
  • 🍳 Category: Dessert
  • 🍰 Calories: 228 calories
  • Chicken and Seafood Paella
    Chicken and Seafood Paella

    Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, chicken and seafood paella. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

    This Chicken and Seafood Paella is a classic Spanish rice dish made with Arborio rice, packed with chicken, sausage, mussels, clams, shrimp and loaded with flavor. I have a romantic dish for you today. At least I think it's romantic because this isn't something you'd make every day.

    Chicken and Seafood Paella is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. Chicken and Seafood Paella is something which I have loved my entire life.

    To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook chicken and seafood paella using 15 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.


    Ingredients

    The ingredients needed to make Chicken and Seafood Paella:

    1. Take 225 g Chorizo, chopped into 1cm rounds
    2. Take 2 tbsp Olive Oil
    3. Prepare 2 medium Tomatos, peeled and very finely chopped
    4. Get 300 g Mixed Seafood (Muscles, Squid and Prawns)
    5. Make ready 1 tsp Smoked Paprika
    6. Make ready 2 large Chicken Breasts, diced
    7. Take 1 Onion, finely chopped
    8. Make ready 2 Garlic Cloves, finely chopped
    9. Prepare 1 large pinch of Saffron
    10. Take 450 g Paella Rice
    11. Take 950 ml Chicken Stock
    12. Get To Serve
    13. Prepare Fresh Bread
    14. Get Chopped Parsley
    15. Prepare Lemon Wedge

    It's a little bit tricky to get right, but follow the instructions in this video recipe and. Swap traditional seafood paella for an easy chicken and chorizo version - a hearty family supper for four. Find more dinner inspiration at BBC Good Food. This version of seafood paella includes chicken and pork, as well as clams, mussels, and shrimp.


    Instructions

    Instructions to make Chicken and Seafood Paella:

    1. Light BBQ, once the flames have died down add a 15 inch paella pan to the grill, add the chopped chorizo and stir until starting to brown (2-3 minutes) remove from pan and set aside.
    2. Add additional oil if needed, add the diced chicken and sear until golden brown (about 6 minutes). Remove and add to chorizo.
    3. Add the onion and season it generously with sea salt and black pepper. Cook and stir until softened (about 5 minutes).
    4. Add the garlic, paprika and saffron and cook until fragrant (about 30 seconds).
    5. Add the finely chopped tomatoes and cook until darkened (about 3 minutes). Add the rice and stir to coat.
    6. Add the chicken stock and stir to mix, ensure the rice is evenly distributed around the whole pan. And re-add the chicken and chorizo which was set aside. Do not stir the rice from this point onwards.
    7. Close the lid and simmer for about 12 minutes, rotate the pan occasionally to ensure it cooks evenly. The rice should start making a crackling sound. Most of the liquid should be absorbed.
    8. Arrange the seafood in the rice, nestling them slightly. Close the grill and cook for a further 10 minutes.
    9. Remove the pan, cover with foil and allow to stand for 5 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with freshly chopped parsley and serve with a lemon wedge and fresh bread. Buen Provecho!

    It's a bit of mar y montaña—or surf and turf—as they say in Spain. A traditional paella pan, a long wooden spoon or paddle, and a barbecue or gas burner are needed to prepare this seafood paella. Rinse the chicken pieces and pat them dry. Mix the oregano and paprika with some salt and pepper in a small bowl. Heat the olive oil in a paella pan or wide shallow skillet over medium-high heat.

    So that is going to wrap this up with this exceptional food chicken and seafood paella recipe. Thanks so much for your time. I am sure that you can make this at home. There’s gonna be interesting food in home recipes coming up. Don’t forget to save this page on your browser, and share it to your family, colleague and friends. Thank you for reading. Go on get cooking!

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