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Classic Paella
Photo: Lily Banse

Classic Paella

13 ingredients 7 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

651
Calories
45g
Protein
18g
Fat
76g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 10 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Lima Bean 1/2 cup (85g) cooked 108
Green Bean 1 cup (100g) 31
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Rabbit not in our table 0
Saffron not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • right
  • For 4 persons:
  • 1 medium chicken
  • 1 medium rabbit
  • 2 medium ripe chopped tomatoes
  • 165 grs. wide green bean (spanish-bachoqueta)
  • 130 grs. large white lima beans (spanish-garrafon)
  • 1 level teaspoon of saffron
  • 3 cups of spanish rice
  • 8 cups of hot water or (even better chicken broth)
  • Olive oil (enough to cover the bottom of the paella pan)
  • Salt (to taste)
  • 1 level teaspoon of sweet red paprika

Directions

1

Heat the oil and when it is hot enough, add the rabbit and chicken (lightly salted) and fry unitl lightly browned.

2

Then add the white and green beans and cook them together with the meat.

3

While they are cooking, make a clearance in the middle of the paella pans and fry the chopped tomatoes until they look a little pasty, quickly adding the paprika, stirring quickly and immediately adding the hot water or broth until it is almost to the top of the paella pans edge.

4

Cook all the ingredients for about 20 minutes over a high fire and tasting for salt.

5

After 20 minutes we add the rice, distributing it evenly, making sure the rice is covered with liquid.

6

The fire should be fairly high, not interrupting the boil. It takes about 20 minutes for the paella rice to cook. Do not stir the rice once you have added it to the paella pans, just change its position so that the fire gets to all patrs equally. All the broth should be absorbed when finished.

7

Take the paella off the fire and let stand for about 10 minutes covering the top with newspaper. If the rice has been cooked correctly, the rice grains should be loose, not clumped together or having a mushy texture.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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