Paella Valenciana

Paella is a typical Valencian dish old. Rice can make many variations depending on the tastes of the guests, but always defining the type of pan used for cooking.

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Ingredients:

• 320 gr of rice
• 700 g of chicken
• 400 g of rabbit
• 70 g gorrofón
• 60 g of white beans
• 5 tablespoons grated fresh tomato
• 350g broad beans
• 250 ml olive oil
• sweet red pepper
• 300 mg of saffron
• salt
• water quantity needed

Does the container?

The large pan in which you cook this dish known as paella and makes distinctive and unique to this traditional Valencian dish. Depending on the diameter of the paella reaches for different portions (calculate 20 cm for 1 serving, 25 for 2 and 30 for 3 servings, and so on. For about 10 people paella should be about 46 cm in diameter, to 18 servings about 60 cm and for 50 portions, 90 cm).

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Preparation:

Pour the oil in the paella and leveling. the fire and wait until the oil is hot. First, when the oil is already smoking, add the chicken and rabbit into pieces. It is best to salt them before. Brown over medium heat.

When all the meat is golden add the vegetables and sauté for a few moments. It moves everything to the edges making a hole in the middle where we will put to fry the tomatoes and then the paprika. Attention! The fire should be gentle at this point because if the paella paprika burns will be bitter.

Pour the water until it covers the edge of the paella. Add salt and cook for 30 minutes.

At this point add the rice which should be an inch overhanging the stock level. Relationship is important liquid / rice in the paella and this is the exact measure.

Saffron is added. Mix so that all the rice is covered and cooked over high heat for about 7 or 8 minutes. When the rice begins to emerge lower heat and cook for 4 or even 5 minutes. Then cook another 3 or 4 minutes over low heat to medium, depending on the amount of broth (if it was very liquid over medium heat, but on a very very low).

To be truly Valencia, that let it rest a bit, about 5 minutes allow proper absorption of the broth and highlight the flavors.