Having friends from different countries gives me the opportunity to make the food according to their traditional methods. Luisa one of my good friends from Spain thought me how to make Paella. Thank you Luisa for giving me this recipe xxx.
I made a few changes in the recipe to suit our taste :D. Me and hubby love spicy food so i added chili pepper.
Seafood & Chicken Paella
Source: Luisa with a few changes from me
Ingredients:
1 Tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
1 Red bell pepper, chopped
1 Onion, finely chopped
2 Chili pepper, finely chopped
3 Cloves of garlic, finely chopped
1 Tsp Salt & paper or to taste
3 Bay leaves
Pinch of saffron strands
4 Plum tomatoes, chopped
2 Chicken breast cut into dices
75 ml White wine
180 gr Arborio rice
500 gr Fresh prawns (Use the shell & heads to make broth)
4 Calamari, sliced
100 gr Frozen peas
* For decoration
Few cooked shrimps
Few cooked shrimps
Lemon
Fresh parsley
Methods:
1. Cook shell and heads of prawns with 300 - 400 ml water, bring it to boil and set aside.
2. In a pan place oil, bell pepper, onion, chili pepper, garlic, tomatoes, bay leaves, salt, paper and saffron. Cook until they are soft.
3. Add the chicken, stir and cover for a few minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. Add the rice to the dish and stir for another minute.
5. Add the wine and stir until absorbed.
6. Add the boiling broth gradually and stir continuously
7. 10 minutes before its done, add the prawn, calamari and peas. Stir and then cover the pan with aluminum foil with low heat.
8. When its done, you can decorate as you wish and then serve.
Hubby said it tasted better than the one he had before in Spain ^_^.
