Paella Valenciana

Name: Paella Valenciana
Yield: Serves 4–6
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 3 or 4 tomatoes, skinned and finely chopped; 100 g/4 oz live snails (or use scrubbed cockles or clams if you can’t get live, purged snails); 50 g/2 oz peas; 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 2 green peppers, chopped; 150 g/5 oz fresh butter beans (or use drained and rinsed tinned ones); 1 small onion, finely chopped; 1 small carrot, finely chopped; 100 g/4 oz boneless pork (leg or loin), cut into small pieces; 500 g/1 lb 2 oz boneless chicken, cut into small pieces; 2 ñoras (Spanish sweet dried peppers, also known as romescos) or 1 red pepper, chopped; 150 ml/¼ pint olive oil; 100 g/4 oz cooked ham, diced; 500 g/1 lb 2 oz calasparra or arborio rice; 2 tablespoons paprika; 1 pinch of saffron strands; 1 litre/1¾ pints hot chicken stock; juice of 1 lemon; salt; lemon wedges, to serve

Preparation info

Serves
4–6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Eagle Cookbook

By David Eyre

Published 2009

About

Paella originated in Valencia and its name derives from paellera, the wide, shallow, two-handled pan in which it is cooked. Contrary to what most people think, it was originally made with meat but these days shellfish is more popular. There are so many different theories about the right way to make paella that it’s difficult to know which, if any, to accept. I will explain the main points here and leave the rest to your own interpretation.

Traditionally, calasparra ric

Ingredients

Europe
Spain
Main course
Gluten-free
Mediterranean

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