authentic spanish food recipe -
seafood paella

Probably, the best-known authentic spanish food recipe of all is paella.

There are so many different types of paella - chicken ... meat ... vegetable paellas ... each Spanish family seeming to have its favourite!

Some say the key to a successful paella depends on using good quality, home-made stock ...

Others put it down to the type of rice used - Bomba rice is considered "king" ...

While some swear that it's cooking the rice in the oil for a few minutes before adding the stock.

Below is a fairly simple recipe for seafood paella.

If you're not too fond of seafood, replace it with chunks of chicken, meat, or whatever appeals!

As with most Spanish rice recipes, the famous yellow colour comes from crumbled strands of saffron.

You can buy a powdered colorant from supermarkets which also adds that yellow colour to rice.

It's cheaper ... but doesn't bestow the same wonderful aroma.

The recipe below is sufficient for four hearty servings.

Don't want such large servings? Just reduce the amount of rice, reducing the stock by the same amount.

Should the rice start to dry too much before it's cooked, add a little extra water/stock.

Enjoy ... and check out more Spanish recipes towards the end of the page!

authentic spanish food recipe - paella

Ingrediants (for four people)

Method

1. Heat oil in pan and sauté garlic.
2. Add tomatoes, peas, shrimps and saffron.
3. Cook for a few minutes.
4. Add rice, stir well, cook 2 minutes, then add stock.
5. Simmer for about 20 minutes.
6. Decorate with seafood a few minutes before rice is cooked.
7. Cover paella with lid to poach seafood.
8. Stand for 5 minutes before serving.

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