PAELLA

Ingredients for 4 people

Chicken
· 8 chicken wings or small drumsticks
Fish
· Squid Rings (around 150 to 200gr).
· Around 200gr of pipies or any other clam
· 8 to 10 green prawns
· 10 to 12 mussels
Rice and Spices· 2 tbs of Sweet paprika (Pimentón Dulce)
· Saffron (diluted in 2 tbs of hot water)
· Rice, one cup per person
Vegetables
. 1 cup of green peas
· 3 medium sized chopped tomatoes
· One medium chopped onion
· 3 cloves of garlic
· 1 small green capsicum
· 1 small red capsicum
Other· water, approximately twice as much as the rice
· ½ cup of Olive oil
· 1 cup of white wine

Instructions:

Heat the oil and when it looks hot fry the chicken in half cup of olive oil until golden brown-please note the chicken is optional. I like paella with chicken but you can use this same recipe for Seafood paella. You can add fish if you like. Any white fish cut in small cubes would do.

When chicken is cooked, add the tomatoes, onion, garlic, and capsicum . Fry this for 5 minutes or until tomatoes and capsicum look soft and darken.

Add the tbs of sweet paprika and stir it through. I like to use the Spanish brands that you can find at the Spanish shops and delis but if you can’t find them , they also sell them at your local wollies or Coles.

Add the prawns and squid and let them cook for 2 minutes to absorb the flavour.

At this stage, we are ready to add the rice. It is very important to stir through the rice for a couple of minutes before adding the water and white wine.
Add the saffron and stir through.

You only need to stir through a couple of times while cooking.
After 15 minutes of cooking add the mussels, pipies and peas. Cook for an extra 5 minutes aprox until the rice is soft and the liquid is nearly evaporated.
Cover with newspaper for at least 5 minutes before serving!