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Simple and successful paella recipe anyone?

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AnonymousBird · 24/03/2011 19:14

Pretty please?

TIA Smile

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Chil1234 · 24/03/2011 20:37

Mine is a bit of a cobble together passed on by my friend Jose ..... :) Serves about 4

8 chicken thighs, cut in half with a cleaver
onion
garlic
Small piece chorizo, chopped
1 green pepper, deseeded and chopped
250g mixed shellfish... prawns, mussels, squid... with or without shells
8oz good quality white rice (I use basmati)
Hot Chicken stock
Saffron threads
Peas
Oil

Heat the oil in a wide shallow pan with a lid (large saute pan is ideal) and brown the chicken thighs all over. Remove
Add the onion, garlic, green pepper slices and chorizo... cook until softened
Add the rice, saffron and enough hot stock to cover the rice to a depth of about 2cm.
Place the chicken thighs on top, season well, bring to the boil, pop on the lid and simmer for about 15 minutes.
Check from time to time to stir gently & make sure the rice hasn't boiled dry
Three or four minutes from the end add the peas and mixed shellfish. Put the lid back on and allow to steam through until hot.

There's probably something I've forgotten but that's about the size of it.

Chil1234 · 24/03/2011 20:41

Remembered what I'd forgotten... If the rice doesn't absorb all the stock, take off the lid and allow it to reduce before adding the peas and shellfish. You're going for 'moist' rice rather than 'swimming'. :)

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