Paella, chicken, chorizo & prawns
Paella, chicken, chorizo & prawns

Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, paella, chicken, chorizo & prawns. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

This chicken and chorizo paella is a flavor party in a skillet. An easy paella recipe, made in a cast iron skillet to get that crispy rice on the bottom and filled with delicious vegetables. One skillet paella that will feed the family!

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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook paella, chicken, chorizo & prawns using 16 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Paella, chicken, chorizo & prawns:
  1. Make ready 1 large onion diced
  2. Make ready 4 cloves garlic diced
  3. Get 3 large chicken breasts chopped into chunks
  4. Prepare 200 grams spicy chorizo
  5. Get 1 jar roasted red pepper sliced
  6. Prepare 2 large tomatoes chopped
  7. Make ready 1 mug full of frozen peas
  8. Make ready 250 grams raw deveined prawns
  9. Prepare 1200 ml chicken stock
  10. Take 200 ml white wine
  11. Get 1 pinch saffron
  12. Prepare 1 tsp sweet paprika
  13. Take 1 tsp turmeric
  14. Make ready 1 red chilli finely diced (optional)
  15. Prepare Handful parsley
  16. Take Salt and pepper

Each ingredient in this easy paella recipe plays a key role: Chicken: I used skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs. You can also use chicken drumsticks or cubed chicken breast. Spanish chorizo: The smokiness of Spanish chorizo adds depth and color to the dish. Use smoked Spanish chorizo or semi-smoked Spanish.

Steps to make Paella, chicken, chorizo & prawns:
  1. Chop the onion and garlic, add olive oil to the frying pan or wok and gently fry them.
  2. Whilst the onion is softening prepare the chicken and chorizo.
  3. When the onion has softened add the chorizo stirring well for a few minutes. Then add the spices stir for a minute.
  4. Then add the chicken making sure it’s coated with the spice mixture.
  5. Add the white wine and simmer well for a few minutes until almost evaporated. Then add the rice stir for a few minutes ensuring the grains are all coated well. Pour in the stock. On a low heat let it gently simmer, regularly stirring.
  6. You can add almost all of the stock but keep some back for later on to help prevent it from sticking.
  7. Whilst simmering chop the tomatoes then add to the pan.
  8. Chop the peppers.
  9. Throw in the pan. Add salt and pepper
  10. Keep stirring and stirring to prevent it from sticking. Then add the diced chilli (optional)
  11. Stirring the pan regularly, in between chop the parsley, leave for later. You may need to add more stock, water to the pan, taste the rice. If it has hard grains inside and is nearly dry add more liquid.
  12. Once the rice is soft all the way through and there is no hard grains inside. Throw in the prawns and peas. Leave for 4 - 5 minutes so they cook through.
  13. The rice should be slightly sticky but not a runny liquid but now. Add chopped parsley and serve.

A Chicken and Chorizo Paella might sound like a very ambitious project, but once you realize how easy and quick it is, you will be making it over and over again. Pair it with a bottle of Garnacha Wine and you're all set for success! A very traditional paella, garnished with chorizo, chicken, peas, squid, mussels, and shrimp. Spanish Chorizo is a smoked sausage with a different flavor than Mexican chorizo. A paella pan is recommended for this recipe.

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