Easy Paella - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 tablespoons olive oil
    1 tablespoon paprika
    2 teaspoons dried oregano
    salt and black pepper to taste
    2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into 2 inch pieces
    2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
    3 cloves garlic, crushed
    1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
    2 cups uncooked short-grain white rice
    1 pinch saffron threads
    1 bay leaf
    1/2 bunch Italian flat leaf parsley, chopped
    1 quart chicken stock
    2 lemons, zested
    2 tablespoons olive oil
    1 Spanish onion, chopped
    1 red bell pepper, coarsely chopped
    1 pound chorizo sausage, casings removed and crumbled
    1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
Preparation
    In a medium bowl, mix together 2 tablespoons olive oil, paprika, oregano, and salt and pepper. Stir in chicken pieces to coat. Cover, and refrigerate.
    Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet or paella pan over medium heat. Stir in garlic, red pepper flakes, and rice. Cook, stirring, to coat rice with oil, about 3 minutes. Stir in saffron threads, bay leaf, parsley, chicken stock, and lemon zest. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce heat to medium low. Simmer 20 minutes.
    Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a separate skillet over medium heat. Stir in marinated chicken and onion; cook 5 minutes. Stir in bell pepper and sausage; cook 5 minutes. Stir in shrimp; cook, turning the shrimp, until both sides are pink.
    Spread rice mixture onto a serving tray. Top with meat and seafood mixture.

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