Paella dish appeared for the first time in Valencia, but is popular in all cities of Spain, and now around the world. Connoisseurs managed to count more than 300 recipes of paella: classic with chicken, seafood, cuttlefish, fish, meat, vegetables, beans and other ingredients.

Classic spanish recipe

This cooking method is one of the easiest and fastest.

The following ingredients are used for it:

  • chicken legs - 4 pcs.;
  • olive oil;
  • onions - 1 pc.;
  • garlic - 5 cloves;
  • salted tomatoes - 4 - 6 pcs.;
  • bell pepper - 2 pcs.;
  • salt, pepper, saffron to taste;
  • paprika - 2 tsp;
  • rice - 200 g;
  • chicken broth - 3 tbsp.

Step-by-step preparation:

  1. Rinse and dry chicken with napkins. Remove the skin and cut the legs into 2 equal parts.
  2. Heat a frying pan with oil and fry pieces of poultry meat in it.
  3. Chop the onions and add garlic to the pan. Fry for 5 to 7 minutes.
  4. Put in the pan peeled and diced salted tomatoes and peppers. Keep on low heat until the moisture has completely evaporated.
  5. Season with spices, pour out washed rice and fry it for 7 - 8 minutes.
  6. Pour in chicken stock, cook over low heat for about 30 minutes, stirring constantly.
  7. At the final stage, when the rice reaches readiness and the broth is almost boiled away, it is necessary to sharply increase the fire for 2 minutes to form a crisp.

Served hot paella. It is important not to use several basic ingredients in one dish, such as chicken, slaves, seafood, meat.

With mushrooms

Paella based on vegetables and mushrooms is prepared quite simply.

For a traditional Spanish dish you will need the ingredients:

  • ¼ Art. brown rice;
  • ½ tbsp lolive oil;
  • 150 g of mushrooms;
  • 3 carrots;
  • 100 g of tomatoes;
  • 120 ml of broth;
  • ½ tsp Paprika
  • 1 tbsp. canned peas;
  • 3 green onion arrows;
  • 3 g saffron;
  • 100 g of tofu cheese;
  • 1 onion;
  • 1 tbsp. canned corn;
  • 3 cloves of garlic;
  • 1/3 Art. l caraway seeds;
  • 2 g ground red pepper;
  • ¼ Art. lemon juice.

Step by step cooking:

  1. Prepare all components.
  2. Cut the tofu into small cubes. Heat a frying pan with olive oil and lightly fry it until golden brown.
  3. Rinse the mushrooms under running water, peel, cut into pieces similar in size to tofu, and add to the pan.
  4. Cook rice in salted water until half ready.
  5. Dilute saffron and pour into a pan with grits.
  6. Cut the carrots into slices, chop the onion and send to other products. Bring the mixture with spices to the desired taste.
  7. Pour corn, chopped tomatoes and garlic squeezed in a pan into the pan.
  8. Add rice and broth. Cover and simmer for 12 to 15 minutes until the liquid has completely evaporated.
  9. Pour peas on top of the dish, cover it for 2 minutes for steaming.
  10. Remove from the stove, sprinkle with chopped green onions and sprinkle with lemon juice.

Tofu in this recipe gives the dish a slightly perceptible cheese tint.

Spicy seafood platter

To get a delicious paella based on seafood, you must use the following components:

  • 600 g of rice;
  • 3 tomatoes;
  • ¼ Art. olive oil;
  • 0.5 kg king prawns;
  • 1 clove of garlic;
  • 0.6 kg of mussels;
  • parsley;
  • 1 b green peas;
  • 1 onion;
  • 1 pc. red and green bell peppers;
  • 0.3 kg squid;
  • 2000 ml of water;
  • ½ tbsp l saffron;
  • salt, pepper to taste.

To execute the recipe, you must follow these steps:

  1. Boil shrimp in lightly salted water.
  2. Mussels cook separately for 5 - 6 minutes until they open.
  3. Strain the broths, mix them, season with saffron.
  4. Pour oil into a pan, add chopped onion and pressed garlic.
  5. Dice peeled tomatoes and green peppers.
  6. Fill squid rings, evaporate a little.
  7. Pour rice, fry for 7 - 10 minutes, stirring constantly.
  8. Pour the finished liquid, cook over low heat for up to 20 minutes. Add broth if necessary.
  9. Cut red pepper into strips, chop parsley, and pour mussels and peas into a dish.

Before serving paella, it is recommended to cover with foil for 3-4 minutes.

Paella with Chicken and Vegetables

Paella with chicken and vegetables has a delicate juicy texture due to the excellent combination of ingredients.

Ingredients required:

  • long-grain rice - 0.25 kg;
  • vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. l .;
  • chicken stock - 0.5 l;
  • onions - 1 pc.;
  • chicken fillet - 0.5 kg;
  • green peas - 1 b.;
  • yellow and red bell pepper - 1 pc.;
  • salt pepper.

Step by step recipe:

  1. Preheat 1 tbsp. l butter in a large pan. Fry a little rice.
  2. Pour in broth, salt, cook until completely absorbed.
  3. Separately, fry the diced fillet. Season it with spices and add chopped onion.
  4. Finely chop the pepper, mix with the meat. Fry for 7 - 10 minutes.
  5. Stir vegetables with rice and meat.
  6. Add peas, bring to the desired taste.

Before serving, paella sprinkled with chopped herbs.

Shrimp Cooking

To make paella with chicken and shrimp, you need the following ingredients:

  • 0.2 kg Basmati rice;
  • 2 chicken breasts;
  • 0.2 kg of tiger shrimp;
  • 0.2 kg of green peas;
  • 1 red bell pepper;
  • 1 onion;
  • 2 cloves of garlic;
  • ½ tbsp l turmeric
  • a pinch of saffron;
  • 2 tsp sunflower oil;
  • 0.8 l of water.

Step by step recipe:

  1. Cut the washed and dried fillet in the shape of a straw.
  2. Chop pepper, chop onion and garlic.
  3. Heat the oil in a saucepan, and fry the latter. After, add the poultry meat and fry until golden brown.
  4. Pour rice, pepper, shrimp and peas, pour the broth.
  5. Separately, in a bowl, dilute turmeric and saffron in 50 ml of water. Pour liquid over the dish and cover.Let it simmer for 40 to 45 minutes over low heat.

Paella with chicken and seafood according to this recipe has recently been especially popular.

In a slow cooker

Delicious Spanish paella can be cooked in a slow cooker based on such components:

  • 0.45 kg king prawns;
  • 0.25 kg of mussels;
  • 5 pieces of squid;
  • 2 tomatoes;
  • 5 cloves of garlic;
  • 2 bell peppers;
  • 0.5 kg of long grain rice;
  • 1 tsp mixtures of Italian herbs;
  • 4 tbsp. l olive oil;
  • 0.15 liters of dry white wine;
  • 0.6 l of water;
  • spices to taste.

Step-by-step preparation:

  1. Boil squids in salted water for 2 to 3 minutes.
  2. Rinse the mussels. Peel the shrimp.
  3. Pour oil into the multicooker bowl and set the mode to “Frying”.
  4. Squeeze the garlic and put in a slow cooker for flavor. After a couple of minutes of frying it should be removed.
  5. Pour seafood, salt. After 3 minutes, pour the wine, which will evaporate for about 5 minutes.
  6. Cut squids into rings, place with roasted garlic in a bowl. Fry for another 2 minutes.
  7. Cut peppers peeled from straws. Dice the peeled tomato. Chop the onion. Pour the vegetables into a container.
  8. Add oil. Fry for up to 5 minutes. To salt.
  9. Pour the washed rice into a slow cooker, fry until translucent. Pour in water and add spices.
  10. Set the "Pilaf" mode and 40 minutes on the timer.

Ready meals are served for lunch or dinner.

Buckwheat Paella with Chicken

Buckwheat paella with chicken and mushrooms is a good alternative to rice dish.

For cooking, you need to take:

  • 80 g of buckwheat;
  • 0.1 kg of chicken breast;
  • 25 g of onion;
  • 50 g of porcini mushrooms;
  • 45 g of sweet pepper;
  • 0.25 l of mushroom broth;
  • 15 g of tomato paste.

You must complete the following steps:

  1. Peel and chop all components. Fry everything except buckwheat in a pan.
  2. After a few minutes, add buckwheat, tomato paste.
  3. Fill with liquid.
  4. Bring to taste with spices, evaporate for 5 - 7 minutes.
  5. Put in the oven for 10 - 15 minutes at an exposed temperature of 190 degrees.

The dish is rich and original in taste. Recipe elements may be changed or added if desired.

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