When I was younger I got a chance to go to Spain. What I remember the most was the food and the architecture. The food most of all, and of all of it the paella was the best! So much fresh seafood available off the Mediterranean. Is this recipe authentic 🤔? Nope. Is it a fair approximation that is tasty? Heck Yeah!
The Ingredients:
- Arborio Rice( in a pinch you could use regular old long grain rice)
- Chicken Thighs, Bone in/Skin on
- Frozen peas, 8 oz
- Red Bell Pepper, sliced into strips.
- Shrimp (U15 or Colossal)
- 4 Cloves Garlic, Chopped (depending on how you like it)
- Olive oil, 1/4 cup
- 2 Lemons, wedged
- Saffron, like 2 sprigs.
- Spanish onion, medium chopped
- Paprika
- Bay leaf
- Chicken stock
- Parsley
- Dried red pepper flakes
- Spanish chorizo
The Process:
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 olive oil in a large skillet or paella pan over medium heat.
Add Spanish chorizo and onion then cook to render the fat and soften onion.
Stir in garlic, red pepper flakes, and rice.
Cook, stirring to coat rice with flavorful oil, about 3 minutes.
Stir in saffron threads, bay leaf, parsley, and chicken stock.
Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce heat to medium low.
Simmer 20 minutes
Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a separate skillet over medium heat.
Place in the marinated chicken and cook 5 minutes.
Stir in bell pepper and cook 5 minutes.
Stir in shrimp allow to cook, turning the shrimp, until both sides are pink.
Sprinkle peas over the top and allow to cook through.
Serve family style from the pan.
And of course the hardest step, pop open a bottle of Red, or make a Clarita and enjoy with friends.
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