Chicken and Seafood Paella
Chicken and Seafood Paella

Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, chicken and seafood paella. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Add the chicken thighs and ham hocks and brown thighs on both sides. Remove chicken to a plate, leaving the ham hocks in the pot. Chicken and Seafood Paella - a classic Spanish rice dish made with Arborio rice, packed with chicken, sausage, mussels, clams and shrimp and loaded with flavor. Dried chorizo contributes a spicy note to this paella made with chicken thighs and fresh mussels and shrimp.

Chicken and Seafood Paella is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Chicken and Seafood Paella is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

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

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

Meat and Seafood Paella or mixed Paella, as its name indicates, is a mixture of rice, seafood, and meat, as well as a mixture of vegetables to make the delicious sofrito. For me, the socarrat is the best part. That crunchy burnt rice crust is incredible. Paella is a Spanish (Valencian) rice dish prepared either with seafood, or meats, or vegetables or the mixture of those.

Steps 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!

That crunchy burnt rice crust is incredible. Paella is a Spanish (Valencian) rice dish prepared either with seafood, or meats, or vegetables or the mixture of those. Popular types of paella include seafood paella, vegetable paella, mixed paella (which often includes different kinds of veggies, seafood, sausage, chicken, duck, and rabbit). Saffron is usually used as seasoning. Large paella pan or wide shallow skillet Combine the paprika and oregano in a small bowl.

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