Traditional chicken paella
(from Elyce123’s recipe box)
Source: delicious. September 2005
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 40 minutes
Serves 6 people
Categories: September
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 3 chicken breasts with skin, each cut into 4 pieces
- 2 skinless duck breasts, each cut into 5 pieces
- 1 red pepper, deseeded and thickly sliced
- 2 small hot (picante) chorizos, skinned and cut into 1.5cm slices
- 2 tomatoes, skinned, deseeded and chopped
- 1 tsp sweet paprika
- large pinch of saffron threads
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 1.1 litres chicken stock or water
- 150g fine green beans
- 150g fresh or frozen (and thawed) broad beans
- 100g cooked butter beans or haricot beans
- 150g fresh or frozen (and thawed) peas
- 300g bomba or other short grain paella rice (do not wash)
- lemon wedges, to serve, optional
Directions
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Heat the oil in a paella or 2 large frying pans. Add the chicken and duck and fry for 3 minutes until golden. Add the red pepper and chorizo and cook for 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes, paprika, saffron, rosemary and some sea salt, then pour in all the stock. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
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Add the green, broad and white beans and the peas. Pour in the rice and mix into the stock – do not stir again. Cook over a low heat for 15 minutes.
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Increase the heat to high and cook for 2-4 minutes, until the liquid has been absorbed. Remove from the heat and leave for 5-10 minutes before serving warm, not hot, with lemon wedges.