How to Prepare Homemade Paella Valenciana

Paella Valenciana.

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To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook paella valenciana using 18 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients requirements Paella Valenciana:

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

Paella Valenciana how to cook:

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..

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