I am not a rice person. I love noodle instead. However, I do love “flavored” rice, fried rice, baked rice, risotto……and paella is one of my favorites.
This traditional Spanish dish carries bright and colorful presentation, thanks to the fresh seafood and meat. Plus it’s actually not as much work as the lengthy ingredient list tells, and really well worth the effort. An easy task to make a big pot for a big party too. I found it also good the next day as well, maybe the seafood juice continues to infuse the dish.
Ingredients (serves 6):
2 tablespoons olive oil1/2 cup white wine
1 28-oz can tomato
3 cup warm chicken stock
1 tablespoon dried herbs of your choice
Directions:
In a large pan, brown sausages with olive oil over medium heat. Remove from pan and set aside.
Keep fat in pan. Sautee onion and garlic for 5 minutes until onion turns pale gold, but not brown.
Add rice and wine, and stir for 2 minutes. Add tomato, and keep stirring occasionally until 1/3 liquid is evaporated. Pour in 2 cups of chicken stock and herbs, cook uncovered until 1/2 liquid is absorbed by the rice. Add the remaining cup of chicken stock, stirring. Cover and simmer gently for about 15 minutes
Preheat oven to 400F.
Put chorizo slices into the rice. Tuck the shrimps and squid rings into the rice. Sprinkle salt and pepper on seafood with the peas. Place pan in oven to cook for 5 minutes until shrimps become pink and squids is slightly brown at the edge.
Squeeze fresh lemon juice on top of each portion before serving.
19 Comments
wow looks awesome
Oh that looks right up my alley! Yum seafood :)
Oh me me!!! Give me some!!!!!!!!!!
This sounds really delicious!
Love love it! looks so awesome.
I love Spanish paella. Your paella looks very delicious. You have my favourite there…prawns….mmmm
That is such a pretty paella! It's got so many things that I love – I would certainly not turn this down!!
That is beautiful. Yum!
This paella looks very beautiful and delicious! Thanks for sharing this recipe.
This looks great! I love paella, haven't had it in a very long time.
Looks delicious. Love the seafood in paella!
just goregous..love paella
sweetklife
Super delicious with chorizo!
The photo rocks as usual! I love the repeating circular pattern of the squid rings, shrimp and even peas. I could eat this one with my eyes too:) Nice work!
Yum! Maybe, I'll make this tomorrow! ;-)
Paz
Oh man talk about a beautiful shot, very nice lululu!
The calamari looks so tender and the shrimp nice and plump .. yum yum yum!
Yummm, I love Paella, yours looks divine.
I got to make this. It tasted GREAT!
Paz
I'm 100% with you on the rice/noodle debate–plain rice is boring, but "flavored" rice–risotto, paella, rice pudding… *swoon*. This looks delicious!