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Valencian Paella

Traditional Valencian paella with chicken and rabbit.

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Spanish
medium
41 min
4
Prep: 10 min
Cook: 31 min
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Chef James Makinson
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Ingredients
  • Chickencut into bite-size pieces
  • Rabbitcut into bite-size pieces
  • 100 grams Bomba rice
  • Saffrona pinch
  • Rosemary(optional)fresh or dried
  • Green beans(optional)blanched and cut on the bias
  • Colgar tomatoesgrated or blended
  • Saltto taste
  • Black pepperto taste
  • Olive oilfor frying
  • Chicken stockhot
Instructions
  1. 1

    Season chicken and rabbit with salt and pepper, cut into bite-size pieces.

    2 min

  2. 2

    Heat chicken stock until hot.

    5 min

  3. 3

    Heat olive oil in a paella pan, add chicken and rabbit, and sear on high heat.

    5 min

  4. 4

    Add saffron and fry briefly, then add tomato sauce and reduce.

    3 min

  5. 5

    Add rice and fry for a minute before adding hot stock.

    2 min

  6. 6

    Add rosemary and adjust seasoning with salt if needed.

    1 min

  7. 7

    Cook on stovetop, adding more stock if dry, until rice absorbs stock.

    10 min

  8. 8

    Finish cooking in the oven for about 12 minutes, checking halfway.

    12 min

  9. 9

    Garnish with green beans and chives before serving.

    1 min

Equipment Needed
Paella pan
Oven
Stovetop
Cheese grater
Microplane

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