THE NATIONAL DISHES OF SPAIN
Paella, Tortilla de Patatas, tapas



Spanish paella recipe.

Ingredients: Serves 4-6
4 chicken thighs, skin off, each cut into 4 pieces
1 tablespoon Spanish extra virgin olive oil
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 onion, thinly sliced
1+1/2 cups  Calasparra or Bomba rice
1 teaspoon or saffron
1 teaspoon smoked Spanish paprika
5 cups chicken broth
1 lb prawns, shelled**
1 medium-sized green bell peppers, diced
1 medium-sized red bell peppers, diced
2 tablespoons  flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
1 lemon finely zested

Method:
Heat oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat.
Add chicken and cook for 2 - 3 minutes or until browned.
Remove from pan.
Add garlic, onion, rice and spices and cook for 2 - 3 minutes.
Pour stock onto rice and return chicken.
Simmer (covered) for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Stir in prawns, capsicums, parsley and lemon rind.  Cover and simmer for a further 10 minutes,
stirring frequently until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed.

**Other seafood  such as clams,  mussels,  crab legs,  oysters and Spanish chorizo sausage can
be added to the paella.  In Valencia,  snails and other delicacies are also added.



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