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Paella recipe, Kitchen to Table, Yamba

Paella

Paella is a great dish for entertaining as it looks amazing and feeds a crowd. Herbie’s Spices ‘paella spice mix’ provides you with a blend of all the typical spices and seasonings you need to create this classic Spanish dish. It is also a relatively quick and easy dish to make.
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Cuisine Spanish
Servings 4 -6 people

Equipment

  • 1 wide, shallow pan at least 30 cm in diameter A traditional paella pan is ideal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tsp Herbie's Spices paella spice mix
  • 1 L chicken stock
  • 1/4 cup olive oil approximately
  • 4 chicken thigh fillets
  • 1 chorizo finely chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic crushed
  • 3 anchovy fillets
  • 1 red capsicum sliced
  • 1 1/2 cups short-grain rice Spanish Calasparra rice if available
  • 2 tomatoes peeled & chopped, OR 1 can chopped tomatoes
  • 1 cup frozen peas
  • 6 green prawns heads & shells removed, tail left on
  • 1 handful parsley roughly chopped
  • 1 lemon cut in wedges, to serve

Instructions
 

  • You will need a wide, shallow pan (at least 30cm in diameter) for this recipe. A traditional paella pan is ideal.
  • Heat chicken stock and add Paella spice. Set aside to allow the saffron to steep into the warm stock.
  • Heat some of the oil in the pan and add the chicken and brown on both sides. Remove chicken from pan, cut into bite-size chunks and set aside.
  • Heat a little more oil in the pan and add the chorizo, garlic, anchovies and capsicum. Fry for a few minutes until anchovies have dissolved and capsicum has softened. Return the chicken pieces to the pan, add the rice and stir to coat the grains in the oil.
  • Add the stock and tomatoes. Cover loosely with foil or a lid and cook for 20 minutes. Remove foil/lid and add the prawns and peas, laying them on top of the rice. Cover loosely again and cook for another 5-6 minutes or until seafood is cooked and rice is tender. Turn the heat up under the pan for the last minute or two of cooking to develop the sought-after crust.
  • Sprinkle with fresh parsley and add some wedges of lemon and serve with a green salad.

Notes

Herbie's Spices Paella spice mix is available in good food shops or online at Herbie's Spices