The Ultimate Paella
18 ingredients
16 steps
Ingredients
- 1 medium organic chicken, jointed
- '00' flour or plain flour, for dusting chicken
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 chorizo sausage, sliced at an angle, 1/4-inch-thick
- 6 slices pancetta, rind removed
- 1 onion, finely diced
- 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 2 to 3 large pinches saffron, infused in a little of the hot stock
- 3 1/2 pints (2 liters) chicken stock
- 1 heaped teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 pound 1-ounce (500 grams) paella rice
- 1 small bunch flat-leaf parsley
- 1 handful fresh peas
- 1 pound 1-ounce (500 grams) mussels
- 8 to10 large prawns, shells and veins removed
- 2 small squid, trimmed, gutted and cut open, then scored lightly in a criss-cross fashion and cut in to small pieces
- 1 lemon
Directions
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1Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F (190 degrees C/gas 5.)
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2Remove the end bits of bone from the chicken legs, then cut them in half.
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3Cut the chicken breasts in half.
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4Coat all the chicken pieces with flour and salt and pepper.
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5Put some oil in a hot large flat pan and brown the chicken legs and thighs, skin side down, turning them to brown them all over.
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6Transfer them to a small roasting tray and continue to cook in the preheated oven for 30 minutes
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7Add the chicken fillets to the pan and let them brown, then add the chorizo slices.
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8Lay the slices of pancetta over the top.
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9Once crisp, turn the heat down, add the onion and garlic to the pan, and allow to soften.
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10Pour the infused saffron and some of the stock into the pan, and add the smoked paprika and rice, stirring continuously.
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11Finely chop the parsley stalks and add to the pan.
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12When the rice is almost cooked, add the peas, mussels, prawns and squid, adding more stock if necessary.
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13Cover the pan with foil.
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14When the chicken is cooked, add it to the pan, then add a large handful of chopped parsley leaves.
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15Check the seasoning.
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16Cut the lemon into wedges, place around the edge of the pan, and serve.
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