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Chicken, chorizo and seafood paella
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Prep Time:
30 minutes
Cook Time:
35 minutes
Total Time:
65 minutes
Impress with this vibrant Spanish one-pan paella bursting with chicken, chorizo, and succulent seafood.
Ingredients:
  • 135g tub chargrilled marinated capsicum, drained (oil reserved), cut into thin strips
  • 9.20 gm extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 chorizo, sliced diagonally
  • 300g chicken thigh fillets, cut into 3cm pieces
  • 10.00 gm smoked paprika
  • 5.00 gm mixed spice
  • 400.00 gm medium-grain white rice
  • 187.50 gm dry white wine
  • 637.50 gm salt reduced chicken style liquid stock
  • 131.25 gm fresh orange juice
  • 1 cleaned squid hood, cut in half lengthways
  • 12 large green prawns, peeled, deveined (tails intact)
  • 125.00 ml split marinated green olives
  • Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, to serve
  • Orange wedges, to serve
Instructions:
  • In a large, deep frying pan over medium-high heat, heat reserved oil and olive oil. Add chorizo and onion, and cook for 5 minutes until chorizo is browned. Then, add chicken and cook for another 5 minutes until browned. Stir in spices for 30 seconds until fragrant. Add paste, mix well, and finally, add rice, stirring until well coated.
  • Pour in the wine and simmer for 2 minutes until reduced by half. Stir in the stock and orange juice and bring to a gentle simmer. Season to taste. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes until rice is nearly cooked.
  • Score the inside flesh of the squid in a diamond pattern and then cut each half into 6 pieces. Pat the pieces dry with a paper towel.
  • - Layer paella with colorful capsicum, tender squid, succulent prawns, and briny olives. Cover and simmer for 8 to 10 minutes until seafood is perfectly cooked. Allow to rest for 5 minutes. Garnish with fresh parsley and accompany with zesty orange wedges.