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" This reminds me of my holidays in Spain: always good times so this dish has a special place in my heart "

Paella

Added on Fri Jul 18 2008

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The Basics

• Dish: Main Course
• cuisine: Spanish
• Serves: 4
• Prep Time: 0hrs 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 0hrs 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 medium chicken
• 170 grs wide green beans
• 130 grs white lima beans
• 2 ripe tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
• 8 cups hot water or chicken broth
• 3½ cups Spanish rice
•  salt for seasoning
•  olive oil

Method

1. Heat up the pan with the oil before adding lightly salted chicken. Fry until brown

2. Add the lima beans and the green beans to the pan and fry along with the chicken

3. Fry the chopped tomatoes. Once they look a little pasty, add the paprika and the hot water/chicken broth immediately to fill up the paella pan

4. Cook the ingredients for 20 minutes on a high flame, adding salt if it's needed

4. After 20 minutes, add the rice evenly and ensure that it's covered with the liquid. The fire should still be high so that the liquid continues to boil. Let the rice cook for a further 20 minutes.
One trick is not to stir the rice once it's been added: just move the whole pan around so that the fire heats the entire pan

5. The broth should be completely absorbed once it's finished cooking. Take the paella off the fire and let it stand for 10 minutes, covered with a newspaper.
The rice shouldn't be stuck together.

Serve and enjoy a traditional paella!