Paella

An authentic Spanish paella recipe.

Ingredients:

• 250g spanish paella rice
• 250g cooked prawns
• 500g chicken breast, chopped
• 125g chorizo, chopped
• 4 medium tomatoes
• 75g frozen peas
• 1 onion, finely diced
• 3 tbsp minced red peppers
• 2 tbsp minced garlic
• 1 chicken stock cube ( with saffron - optional)

Method:

1. Heat olive oil in a pan and fry the chorizo until crisp, remove the chorizo and set aside, leaving the oil in the pan.
2. Fry the chicken in the chorizo oil until cooked through and set aside along with the chorizo.
3. Add more oil to the pan and cook the onion and garlic until soft, add the peppers, paprika and stir fry for another 2 minutes until crispy.
4. Stir in the uncooked rice and ensure it is well coated in the oil, add the saffron infused stock and 450ml boiling water and stir until combined.
5. add the chicken and tomatoes to the pan and cook for 10 minutes before adding the prawns, chorizo and peas, cover and cook for another 10 minutes.
6. Leave to rest for 5 minutes before serving, serve with lemon and a drizzle of oil.