the tasty legacy of our brothers

The saying “in Spain neither good winds nor good marriages” could not be further from the truth when it comes to Paella.

A dish originally from Valencia, whose main ingredient is the ricecombined with various ingredients: vegetables, seafood, meats and spices.

This alone allows tremendous freedom in cooking, as long as you don’t forget very important aspects that will influence the quality of the meal:

– It needs to be cooked in a very wide low pan – the typical “paellera”;
– You should use a lot of saffron;
– Use good quality olive oil.

To find out the rest, just pay attention to the two options that we bring you: the traditional Valencian paella recipe and a vegetarian proposal.

Paella Valenciana

Ingredients

• 1 medium chopped onion
• 6 minced garlic cloves
• 300g diced chicken breast
• 300gr of Calabrian sausage in slices
• 200gr of squid cut into slices
• 200gr of mussels
• 400gr of cleaned medium prawns
• 1 yellow pepper in strips
• 1 red pepper in strips
• 500g parboiled rice
• 200g of frozen peas
• 1 l of fish broth
• saffron to taste
• 3 tablespoons of olive oil
• salt qb

how to make paella

• Put the oil in the frying pan and let it heat up.
• Add the onion and garlic and let it brown.
• Stir a little and add the peppers.
• Place the raw chicken cubes, without seasoning, and the sausage.
• Let it cool down a bit.
• Put the rice, saffron and add fish broth to cover everything.
• Keep stirring from time to time for about 10 minutes.
• Add the seafood: prawns, mussels and squid.
• Add the peas.
• Add fish stock when it gets drier.
• Fix salt.

Vegetarian paella

Ingredients

• 1 kg brown rice
• 1 big onion
• 1 head of garlic
• 1 leek
• 300gr frozen peas or pods
• 1 medium carrot diced
• 2 medium red tomatoes
• 1 small yellow pepper
• 1 small green pepper
• 1/2 small red pepper
• 300g heart of palm, cubed
• 200g of fresh mushrooms
• 1 medium cauliflower
• 1 artichoke in bloom
• fresh rosemary
• Parsley
• Saffron
• paprika powder
• black pepper powder
• salt to taste
• Olive oil

How to make vegetarian paella

• Over medium heat, put olive oil in the frying pan and sauté the onion, peppers, pepper and leek.
• Add the garlic and let it cook for another minute.
• Add the rice and lower the heat.
• When the rice starts to fry, add hot water and saffron, evenly over the rice.
• Allow to dry and add more hot water until an inch is missing from the edge.
• When it dries a little, add the mushrooms, cauliflower and peas.
• Add more water if necessary.
• When you think the rice is cooked, turn the heat to maximum so that it browns a little on the bottom.
• Place the pepper strips on top and wait about 5 minutes before serving.