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Paella Recipe - How to Make Spanish Paella

Name: Paella Recipe - How to Make Spanish Paella
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 135 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: spanish
Ingredients: Shells from at least 1 pound of shrimp; 1/2 medium onion (roughly chopped); 2 cloves garlic (smashed); 3 large bay leaves; 5 cups water; 1 cup fresh parsley (chopped); 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 cloves garlic (minced); 4 cups homemade shrimp stock ((or low-sodium chicken broth or store-bought clam juice or seafood stock)); 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth; 1 cup dry white wine ((or additional shrimp or chicken stock)); 1 teaspoon saffron threads ((approximately 1 gram)); 2 tablespoon olive oil; 2 links (approx. 7 ounces) Spanish chorizo (cut into 1/2-inch slices); 1 pound jumbo shrimp (peeled and deveined ); 1 large onion (finely diced); 2 red bell peppers (finely diced); 5 cloves garlic (minced); 1 teaspoon salt; 1 cup diced tomatoes ((canned or fresh)); 1 teaspoon sweet paprika; 3 cups uncooked Paella rice ((bomba rice, Valencia rice, Calasparra rice)); 1 cup frozen green peas; 1 pound calamari (thawed); 1 pound mussels (scrubbed); 1 pound short-neck clams; lemon wedges (for serving)

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Traditional Spanish paella with saffron-infused rice, seafood, chorizo, and vegetables all cooked in one pan. Impressive and flavorful, it's a showstopper dish for special occasions.

Ingredients

6 SERVINGS

shrimp shells — obtained from at least 1 pound of shrimp
½medium onion — roughly chopped
2garlic — smashed
3large bay leaves
5 cupswater
1 cupfresh parsley — chopped
⅓ cupfresh lemon juice
1 tbspolive oil
2garlic — minced
4 cupshomemade shrimp stock — or low-sodium chicken broth or store-bought clam juice or seafood stock
2 cupslow-sodium chicken broth
1 cupdry white wine — or additional shrimp stock or chicken stock
1 gsaffron threads — 1 tsp
2 tbspolive oil
7 ozSpanish chorizo — sliced, 2
1 lbjumbo shrimp — peeled, deveined
1large onion — finely diced
2red bell peppers — finely diced
5garlic — minced
1 tspsalt
1 cupcanned tomatoes — diced, or fresh tomatoes
1 tspsweet paprika
3 cupsPaella rice — uncooked
1 cupfrozen green peas
1 lbcalamari — thawed
1 lbmussels — scrubbed, 454 g
1 lbshort-neck clams
lemon wedges

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Method

2h 15m total

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Vitamins & minerals

Potassium: 1044mg
Calcium: 172mg
Iron: 10mg

Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.

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Paella Recipe - How to Make Spanish Paella

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