Using risotto rice instead of paella rice

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I'm making a chicken, chorizo and prawn paella tomorrow night. I could only find risotto rice. It looks exactly the same! Will if come out the same? I've used paella as a substitute for risotto but not the other way round. Will it work or should I try and find some?

No it won’t, paella rice doesn’t soak up the stock in the same way so it’s less unctuous and creamy than risotto. I’d probably swap it out for a long grain rice

I have use Rissotto rice and it’s been fine. Regular rice cooked as a paella will be very ‘separate’ ; Rissoto rice will give a thicker texture, but as you are not stirring it, you won’t get the creamy texture but it will be fine

You might be better off doing it as a baked risotto, brown off everything except the rice then add some wine, the rice, good splash of cream, parmesan, stock. Bake for about half an hour the stir. It will be a bit creamier than paella but lovely.

It'll be fine, I've used risotto rice loads of times.

I do i call it paellsoto, it's neither but still tasty.