Steps to Prepare Yummy Paella Valenciana

Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day. Today I will show you how to make a special dish, Paella Valenciana. This is one of my favourite food recipe, this time i will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Paella Valenciana Recipe.

You can cook Paella Valenciana using 18 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Paella Valenciana

1. Make ready 1 of big onion, peeled and chopped.
2. Make ready 1 of small red bell pepper, seeded and chopped.
3. Make ready 1 of small yellow bell pepper, seeded and chopped.
4. Prepare 2 cloves of garlic chopped.
5. Prepare 1/2 kg of boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-size pieces.
6. Prepare 1 cup of Spanish chorizo chopped.
7. It’s 1 cup of smoked pork ribs cut into bite-size pieces.
8. Make ready 4-5 of cherry tomatoes.
9. It’s 1/2 teaspoon of saffron threads or 1 pack of paella spice mix (i like to use Carmencita).
10. Prepare 1/3 cup of olive oil.
11. Take 3 cups of short-grain Spanish rice or other short-grain rice.
12. Take 1 of small octopus, previosly cooked.
13. You need 1 cup of cleaned squid.
14. Prepare 3 cups of shrimp, peeled and deveined.
15. You need 8 of jumbo shrimps.
16. Take 1 cup of pea pods.
17. You need of Salt and black pepper.
18. Take 4-5 cups of hot water.

Paella Valenciana step by step

1. Prepare all the ingredients.
2. In a medium-size paella pan over medium-high heat, heat the olive oil..
3. Add the chorizo and fry for about 5 minutes. Add the pork ribs and cook for another 5 minutes. Add also the chicken to the pan and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned, 5 to 6 minutes;.
4. Add the onion and sauté until just start to tenderize, 3 to 4 minutes;.
5. Add the peppers and garlic, and sauté for more 3 to 4 minutes;.
6. Add the rice and toast, stirring frequently, until it just becomes translucent, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the saffron or the paella seasoning;.
7. Add enough of hot water to the pan to just cover the rice, and bring the liquid to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium, and simmer for 10 minutes;.
8. Arrange the seafood (octopus, squid, peeled shrimp) and cook for another 8 minutes. Put more hot water if needed;.
9. Add the jumbo shrimp, cherry tomatoes and peas over the rice, cover with aluminum foil, and continue simmering until the seafood is cooked, for about 6 to 8 minutes..
10. Remove the cooked paella from the heat and let rest for 5 minutes before serving. Sprinkle some olive oil on top..