Recipe
Spanish Chicken Paella (Paella de pollo)
Posted by : unknown
Preparation time : 30 Min
Cooking time : 1 Hrs 20 Min
Level of difficulty : Low
Ingredients
6 servings
- 600 grams rice (short grain)
- Half a chicken in pieces
- 2 artichokes
- 1 cup of green beans
- 2 mature tomatoes
- Garlic
- A strand of saffron
- Olive oil (one glass, about 1/4 litre)
- 1/2 lemon
- A sprig each of rosemary and thyme
- Salt
Preparation
- Fry the chicken in some olive oil. Put the browned chicken pieces into a pan with 8 glasses of water, and bring to the boil. Leave simmering for half an hour.
- Cut the artichokes and fry them for five minutes. Clean the grean beans, cut in half and fry them for 2 minutes.
- Fry the tomato and garlic in olive oil in the large paellera (special paella pan), then add the rice, stir for a minute and then add the chicken, chicken stock (there should be 6 glasses), artichokes,green beans, the juice of half a lemon, thyme, rosemary, the saffran strands (grind them first. If you haven't got a grinder, use Colorante which you'll find in the spice and herbs racks in supermarket) and salt.
- Once all the ingredients are in the paella pan, turn the heat up to maximum and boil for about 10 minutes. Then lower the heat and leave to simmer for another 10 minutes. After 20 minutes, the liquid should have evaporated. Turn off the heat, and leave to stand for five minutes. If possible cover while it is standing.
