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Traditional Paella with Shrimp & Chorizo

July 07, 2022

Traditional Paella with Shrimp & Chorizo

INGREDIENTS
4 tablespoons Medium Intensity NCOO Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 Red Bell Pepper – cut into thin strips
1 Green Bell Pepper - cut into thin strips
1 Yellow Bell pepper - cut into thin strips
5 large cloves or garlic minced
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
salt pepper to taste
1 pound Spanish Chorizo sausage sliced into ¼ inch slices
1 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs cut in strips
One large tomato diced or one 14 oz can diced
1 cup green olives drained, halved
One medium onion chopped
Shrimp – 16 jumbo shrimp, shell on
Smoked Paprika – 2 teaspoons
1 teaspoon saffron 
1 pound Valencia Rice
Chicken broth – 6 cups
Lemon wedges

INSTRUCTIONS

Heat the broth in a pot over medium heat until it simmers.  Turn off the heat and add the saffronthreads, crumbling as you add them to the stock.  Set aside to steep.

In a 16" paella pan or equally large, shallow, heavy duty oven-proof skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil and sauté peppers and onions until translucent. Remove the vegetables with a slotted spoon and set aside. In the same pan, saute the chorizo for about 5 minutes.

Season the chicken with salt, pepper, and smoked paprika.  Add the chicken to the sausage and cook until just barely golden brown, remove and set aside.

Add 2 more tablespoons of olive oil to the same pan.  Add the rice and cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently until it begins to toast scraping any browned bits from the bottom of the pan so it doesn't burn.

To the pan with the toasted rice add the tomato, thyme, garlic and chili flakes and cook down, stirring until almost a paste consistency, about 15 minutes, scraping the bottom so that the contents don't burn.

Preheat the oven to 425 F.

Add the chorizo, chicken, cooked vegetables, and olives over the top of the rice, add the broth, stir once, and then no more stirring from this point on. Bring to a simmer on the stove top for 10 minutes. Cover with foil and cook in the oven for 10 minutes longer.  Remove the foil and allow the top of the paella to become golden, approximately another 5 minutes.

Remove for oven and allow to rest for 10 minutes covered.

Serve with lemon wedges.

 

*Garlic Olive Oil or Baklouti Green Chili Olive Oil could be substituted for the EVOO in this recipe


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