Cheat’s Paella with Chorizo

Name: Cheat’s Paella with Chorizo
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 20 min
Ingredients: Olive oil; 1 large onion, chopped; 2 cloves of garlic, crushed; 250 g chorizo, sliced; 500 g chicken breasts, cut into strips; 250 g Bomba rice; 1 red pepper, diced; 1 tbsp tomato purée; 2 tsp smoked paprika; Large pinch of saffron; 100 ml white wine; 800 ml chicken stock; Salt and pepper; Salt and pepper; 150 g raw king prawns; 100 g frozen peas or edamame beans; 100 g frozen peas or edamame beans; 1 lemon, halved

Preparation info

Serves:
4-6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
3 hr 30

Appears in

Anna's Family Kitchen

By Anna Stanford

Published 2022

About

Now I know that for the purists, adding chorizo to paella is heretical. However, as with many of my recipes, I have taken inspiration from the traditional and adapted it to suit my family. I haven’t included squid or mussels because although I would welcome their addition, the rest of my family are not fans!

Ingredients

Olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
2 cloves of garlic, crushed
250

Main course

Method

Heat a large pan and add a tablespoon of olive oil with the onion, garlic and sliced chorizo. Let them colour for a few minutes before adding the chicken. Colour the chicken for a couple of minutes before adding the rice, red pepper, tomato purée, smoked paprika and saffron. Stir well.

Add the white wine and reduce until the liquid has almost disappeared, stir, then add the chicken stoc