Paella Pinoy

Paella made with saffron-infused rice, chicken, sausage, and seafood is hearty, delicious, and a guaranteed holiday favorite. This Spanish-style rice dish is easy to make in one pan and cooks in one pan!

Paella is a Spanish rice dish cooked and served in a paellera, a large shallow frying pan, where it took its name. It is traditionally made with short grain rice, butter beans or peas, and plentiful meats in the area, such as duck, chicken, rabbit, or seafood. Saffron threads give the dish its characteristic color and flavor, but turmeric can be substituted as a cheaper alternative.

While many consider Paella as the national dish of Spain, it originated from the Valencia region, which is regarded as the home of Paella. Many variations exist in Spanish-speaking countries and internationally, from the original Paella Valenciana, Paella de mariscos made of seafood, to mixed Paella, which combines meat, seafood, and vegetables.

El Arco Pinoy, Madrid

Is the perfect example of Spanish influences in our cuisine. A byproduct of 300 years of colonization, it is adelicious fusion of our local tastes and cultural heritage.

As it commonly uses relatively expensive ingredients like saffron and prawns, the dish is mostly relegated to special occasions and holiday celebrations. It's an elegant and impressive addition to any Christmas feast!

It is a Spanish term that describes the golden crunchy crust that forms in the bottom layer of the Paella. The layer develops on its own as the rice cooks or by turning the heat up for a couple of minutes before the cooking is done.

Filipino Style Paella Recipe

Calories: 451 kcal , Carbohydrates: 52 g , Protein: 24 g , Fat: 15 g , Saturated Fat: 4 g , Cholesterol: 144 mg , Sodium: 542 mg , Potassium: 342 mg , Fiber: 1 g , Sugar: 1 g , Vitamin A: 450 IU , Vitamin C: 4.8 mg , Calcium: 89 mg , Iron: 2.2 mg

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Welcome to Kawaling Pinoy. Here you’ll find hundreds of delicious Filipino and Asian recipes. Make sure to browse around and pick a favorite dish or two. Happy cooking! Read MoreOur family make sure to cook paella during the holidays. This delicious seafood paella was prepared by my wife, Dey. I know that sometimes pictures might be intimidating, but we are confident that with a little practice and having all the ingredients available, you too can create this gastronomic masterpiece.

Classic Pinoy Paella Valenciana

This seafood paella was served during New Year’s eve along with lechon belly, steamed lobster, morcon, seared bacon wrapped scallops, pancit, and “bibingkang malagkit”. My family likes to cook and eat special dishes during this time because we believe that doing so will bring us happiness, prosperity, and more love in the year to come — of course, enjoying these delicious dishes is the icing on the cake.

I must say that I really love seafood paella with Chardonnay. I think that these two make a perfect pair. Having the entire family around to share our blessings is priceless. I just hope that it will always be this way every year.

Here is how this yummy seafood paella was made. The first thing that you need to do is prepare the paste. I am talking about the garlic, parsley, and paprika mixture. These are key ingredients because it helps a lot to make the dish taste and look better. Once you have this ready, it’s time to cook.

Paella Mixta Recipe

We will need to partially cook the shrimp and squid with oil in order for the oil to absorb the flavor from these ingredient. Simple heat the remaining olive oil in your paella pan and pan fry the shrimp and squid quickly. Remove the seafood once done and set these aside.

Next is to saute the onion and tomato until it gets soft. The green peas gets added after this step along with the garlic and parsley mixture that you prepared initially. I also add the clam juice and water right away and let the entire mixture boil. The clam juice can be purchased in the supermarket. It is usually in the seafood aisle along area where the canned fish are located. These are usually packaged in bottles.

When the mixture starts to boil, this is your indicator to add the saffron and rice. Saffron is a very important ingredient for paella. It will be worth every penny that you spent. I suggest using the best quality saffron that you can get. You will save money if you buy in bulk. Unlike other ingredients, for saffron I consider 1 ounce to be a bulk because of the price. As for the rice, Calasparra rice is what I prefer.

Recipe For Paella

Once the rice in place, cover the pan and cook until the rice gets partially cooked. Arrange the shrimp, squid, clams, and mussels on top. Cover to let the rice cook completely. Arrange the lemon wedges and you are done with your masterpiece. You might also want to see our other seafood paella recipe known as Paella Marinera.

As I’ve mentioned, a little practice is all that it takes for anyone who wants to be proficient in something. In this case, you might wing it during your first try or you may not. What’s important is that you know what to adjust so that it will be better next time.

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Chicken Paella Recipe

Vanjo Merano is the creator of . His goal is to introduce Filipino Food and Filipino Cuisine to the rest of the world. This blog was the first step that he took.Have you ever been obsessed with a dish even though you’ve never eaten it? For me, that dish was paella. It was one of those food bucket list items – I don’t remember how or why I became so obsessed with having paella from its birthplace of Valencia, but I’m pretty sure it has something to do with the fact that paella is so pretty and such an iconic dish. It’s so iconic that people around the world think of it as the quintessential Spanish dish, even though it’s actually more Valencian. I mean, Valencia is in Spain, so it’s all good to me.

Years ago, Mike and I went to Valencia and the first thing we ate was paella! We literally got off the train and went to a paella restaurant. On the way there, there were a bunch of Valencian orange trees that had some pretty tempting looking oranges but apparently the orange trees that line the streets of Valencia are not the same sweet ones that they use for juice. Anyway, the paella in Spain was as good as I imagined. So good that all of our meals in Valencia were either paella or Spanish churros dipped in chocolate.

The paella was all things good: juicy seasoned meats, tender-crisp beans, and the best part, saffron scented rice with crispy toasty rice bits. It was a dream come true.

Filipino Paella Valenciana

Paella, pronounced pay-EH-yah! is a rice dish made in a shallow, wide pan over an open fire. Paella means “frying pan” in Valencian. Traditionally, paella includes short grain rice, green beans, rabbit, chicken, and saffron, but nowadays there are a huge number of variations, from seafood to vegetarian. I made a mixta paella here, which is essentially a mixed paella that has meat, seafood, and vegetables.

Because paella is truly all about the rice, the rice is the most important ingredient. Bomba rice, from Spain, is the best choice. It absorbs 3 times as much liquid than regular rice giving it 3 times as much flavor when all the liquid is absorbed. Plus cooked right, it stays firm and al dente. You can usually find bomba rice at Whole Foods or online.

There’s a lot of controversy about what kind of protein goes into paella. If you’re not super concerned about authenticity you can customize your paella and put anything you want it. If you’re going with chorizo try to get a Spanish chorizo, which is dried and cured. But if you only have Mexican chorizo available, I think that’s okay too. Purists say that chorizo will overwhelm the other flavors, but we’ve had multiple paella in Valencia with (and without) chorizo, so it’s a personal choice. Other proteins you can use include chicken, pork, seafood, or really, anything you can dream of.

How To Cook Paella Marinera

Most paella has vegetables in it, especially the paella we had while we were in Valencia. Usually it’s some sort of green bean, a variety that isn’t so common here in North America. You can sub in other green beans, add peppers, asparagus, artichokes, peas, olives, beans, chickpeas, really, it’s like the proteins, go wild!

A nicely seasoned stock as this is what’s going to add flavor to the insides of your bomba rice. That being said, if you’re salt adverse, I would do low sodium stock and then season afterwards. If