Classic Seafood Paella is a delicious meal to serve on special occasions to family and friends. This Spanish one-dish meal is loaded with seafood flavors and floral saffron.
If you’re a seafood lover, you’ll adore this easy paella recipe. We will give the home cook an easy, step-by-step paella for the paella novice suited for cooking on the stove top, not an open flame in the backyard.
Paella is a Spanish dish often made with rice, seafood, chicken, and saffron, which are cooked in a large, shallow pan. I’ve had amazing family-style paellas out and about and wanted to try it at home.
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Paella was first cooked over wood fires in the fields of Spain and made with rabbit, chicken and snails. In the states, these flavors probably wouldn’t go over too well.
In the states, the most commonly used proteins are clams and mussels, as well as chicken thighs. Seafood stock or chicken broth is used for the rice regardless of the other proteins being added.
Small amounts of saffron were used for fragrance and color, but not necessarily for flavor. Afterall, saffron was expensive and the hue of your rice could symbolize your stature in society. The more you used, the wealthier your family!
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What is a paella pan? Most paella pans are flat, shallow, and made of carbon steel. Carbon steel is an excellent conductor of heat which makes for excellent, even cooking. Tiny divots or simples in the bottom of the pan help to maintain its shape and provide even cooking.
Paella pans are meant for fire cooking- either an open flame, on a grill or even a gas stovetop. They do not work as well and might scald on an electric cooktop.
Are there alternatives to paella pans? Surely! Just because you don’t have the special pan or have the ability to cook with fire, doesn’t mean you can make delicious paella at home. The best alternative to a paella pan is cast iron. Also a great conductor of heat, it cooks evenly and is oven safe should you need to swap them back and forth.
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The ingredients for paella change from recipe to recipe and like Italian’s with their red sauce, every family has their own “best seafood paella recipe”. There is no one right way, but a million really good ways to prepare it. With the exception of the rice to liquid ratios, the rest of the ingredients can be altered depending on what you have on hand.
Common variations include adding crushed red pepper for heat, green beans, a bay leaf, whole garlic cloves (creates a garlic confit inside the dish) and tomato paste instead of fire roasted tomatoes.
The best paella is not known for being spicy. This is a common misconception. Actually, paella shouldn’t be spicy at all. If you like spice, feel free to add a teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes.
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Simply put, tomato sauce with peppers, onions and garlic. It is the foundation to many Spanish dishes, as it rounds the flavour of the stock and provides sweetness and depth to the rice. In this recipe, the peppers, onions and garlic are cooked separate with the tomato added later. This is an easy paella recipe and meant to be a shortcut, we recognize and do not claim this to be “authentic”.
The showstopper of this Classic Seafood Paella is the socarrat, a layer of crunchy, caramelized rice on the bottom of the pan, created by applying high heat at the end of the cooking process. Rice will also cook faster since it is in a thin layer as opposed to being cooked in a saucepan.
How do you reheat seafood paella? Unfortunately, seafood has the tendency to get rubbery when reheated. The best way to prevent this is by gently reheating in a skillet over low-medium heat on the stovetop. You can certainly microwave it, but this increases the probability of it being a little tough, it is unavoidable with this cooking method.
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If you’re a seafood lover, you’ll adore this paella. My Classic Seafood Paella recipe gives you an easy, step-by-step paella for the paella novice.
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Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. Reheat in a skillet on the stovetop to prevent seafood from becoming rubbery.
Calories: 302 kcal , Carbohydrates: 45 g , Protein: 24 g , Fat: 1 g , Cholesterol: 203 mg , Sodium: 1142 mg , Potassium: 400 mg , Fiber: 2 g , Sugar: 2 g , Vitamin A: 565 IU , Vitamin C: 32.1 mg , Calcium: 154 mg , Iron: 2.6 mg
Jessica the mom, wife and food lover behind Savory Experiments. She is obsessed with butter, salt and bacon and spends all her time in the kitchen and behind a camera. Jessica is a contributor to PopKitchen by Parade, Better Homes & Gardens, The Daily Meal Food + Travel and more!A Chicken and Chorizo Paella might sound like a very ambitious project, but once you realize how easy and quick it is, you will be making it over and over again. Pair it with a bottle of Garnacha Wine and you’re all set for success!
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I hope you got to celebrate it by drinking good wine and eating delicious food. If you didn’t, don’t worry, you can still catch up! After all, every day should be Garnacha Day.
Tim and I had some friends over, who didn’t have a clue that it was a wine holiday, but enjoyed being served Chicken and Chorizo Paella and tasting new wines nevertheless. It was the perfect Spanish inspired evening and my guests already suggested we make it an annual thing!
Considering it took me less than 1 hour to get this dish done and that it was all done in one pot, I’m down for an yearly Garnacha Day celebration. Nothing like pleasing a crowd without having to work all day in the kitchen!
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Even my guests and I ended up having a (friendly!) discussion on the matter. After all, what is an authentic paella? Does it have to have seafood to be considered paella? Is any rice dish mixed with some protein, veggies and spices considered a paella?
Well, before we start debating those questions, let’s look at the origins of this delicious Spanish dish. (Disclosure: I am not a connoisseur on the subject. I am just really good friends with Mr. Google!)
– used to cook the rice. The paellera is a wide, shallow pan with two handles, whose shape allows the rice to cook evenly without trapping too much moisture inside the grains. (But don’t fret! You do not have to own one to make my paella!)
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Depending on the region in Spain, the meats and vegetables added to paella vary. Some of the popular choices are rabbit, chicken, snails, chorizo and, of course, seafood. The only three basic ingredients that are common to all paellas? Water, olive oil and – obviously! – rice.
By saying: “What is understood in Valencia … is that whether it contains seafood or not, paella is above all a rice dish – and it is ultimately good rice, not good seafood (or whatever) that makes a paella great.”
That being said, if you’re a seafood lover, you could always add some shrimp to this chicken and chorizo paella! That way you don’t run the risk of a pseudo paella snob raining on your parade! ???
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Now, since I am already knee deep into food nerdiness, I figured we would also talk a bit about Garnacha Wine , which also comes from eastern Spain.
This versatile wine eventually spread to other European countries and finally, in the 18th and 19th centuries, to non-European regions like Australia, North Africa and California. However, it wasn’t until recently that it stepped into the spotlight. Today, Garnacha is very trendy – especially among millennials – so if you haven’t tried it yet, I suggest you get on it soon!
Garnacha is the only mainstream grape with red and white varieties. The wine itself can be red, white, and rosé, so you can pair a whole meal with different Garnacha wines.
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Its versatility makes it ideal for any season and easily paired with any cuisine. Oh, and its excellent value, ranging from $10 to $20 a bottle, makes it accessible for any budget. Since it is so affordable, I highly recommend you stock up on Garnacha wine, because they go VERY quickly, especially when paired with delicious food like a hearty Chicken and Chorizo Paella.
Now, you will notice that I do not own a paella pan. I used a large casserole pan and it worked perfectly! Maybe one day I will invest in one, just so I can feel like a true paella maestro, although that is usually a man’s job.
Oh yeah, making paella was traditionally the domain of men, who cooked the communal dish, usually on Sundays, while the women were at church. Also, they
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