Easiest ever paella

Easiest ever paella

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Cooking time

Prep: 5 mins Cook: 25 mins

Skill level

Easy

Servings

Serves 4

Think paella's too much of a challenge? Think again, this easy recipe makes it foolproof and is full of fantastic flavour

Nutrition and extra info

Additional info

  • Healthy
Nutrition info

Nutrition per serving

kcalories
518
protein
32g
carbs
75g
fat
12g
saturates
0.4g
fibre
5g
sugar
5g
salt
1.29g
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Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 leek or onion, sliced
  • 110g pack chorizo sausage, chopped
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 300g long grain rice
  • 1l hot fish or chicken stock
  • 200g frozen peas
  • 400g frozen seafood mix, defrosted

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  • Tip

    Chorizo sausage

    Chorizo sausage comes from Spain and has a smoked paprika flavour. You can use a handful of pork or chicken instead – cook for 5 mins with 1 tsp smoked paprika before adding the rice.

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a deep frying pan, then soften the leek for 5 mins without browning. Add the chorizo and fry until it releases its oils. Stir in the turmeric and rice until coated by the oils, then pour in the stock. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 15 mins, stirring occasionally.
  2. Tip in the peas and cook for 5 mins, then stir in the seafood to heat through for a final 1-2 mins cooking or until rice is cooked. Check for seasoning and serve immediately with lemon wedges.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2007

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parksportslade07:50, 7th Jun, 2013
5

REALLY LOVELY. I cooked this on a barbecue table in the garden and it was perfect. It looked fantastic and tasted divine. I was cooking for friends and left out the chorizo because one person only ate fish food. I added some paprika and it worked perfectly. Will DEFINITELY cook this again.

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pollymfarmer08:15, 29th May, 2013
4

Really easy and tasty! I'd never dared make paella before and I will definitely be making this again!

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thehickstar10:22, 5th Apr, 2013
4

Great recipe, doddle to make and can easily be adapted to suit all tastes. I just added chicken, a red pepper, white wine and prawns...a mighty fine meal it was! Thanks very much.

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jackarama10:12, 20th Mar, 2013
4

add half a teaspoon of cayenne with the chorizo to give it a lovely wee kick. my wife loved this recipe

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nursenicola08:33, 12th Mar, 2013
5

Very simple and tasty dish with very little preparation needed. Never thought I would be able to make a paella but this recipe really is fool-proof!

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dpearce3312:18, 8th Mar, 2013
4

Good basic paella recipe but surprised that there is no mention of garlic as an ingredient and would definitely recommend using paella rice as this gives the authentic paella consistency.
In Spain, Saffron paella mix is used to colour/flavour paella

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samkiki123412:30, 3rd Feb, 2013

Very tasty... I used paella rice instead of long grain, and added a red pepper. For some reason had to add a lot more stock, and it took much longer to cook, but well worth making. Serves 4, yes... Seconds for both of us!!

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daineer01:01, 24th Jan, 2013
4

I've tried making paella several times but it always tasted a bit bland. This time I used Kallo organic chicken stock cubes and the difference in taste was amazing!

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reiney2k108:24, 5th Jan, 2013
5

As a bit of a novice, this was really easy to make with good results. Had no seafood mix, so used king prawns. Very generous portions. Will definitely make again. Husband, sister and brother-in-law raved about it!

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foodie64mum09:36, 4th Dec, 2012
5

Delicious, and very easy. Good-sized portions. Raw king prawns are a great substitute for seafood mix.

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lebencc09:38, 28th Nov, 2012

This really is the easiest paella you could ever hope to make. If youre actually a fan of cooking like me, you will probably find this a tad boring to make. Tastes great though!

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stusabbean10:20, 6th Oct, 2012
5

I love this recipe, I have been looking for a good but easy paella recipe for ages and this is it! I have made it three times so far and we all love it, delicious and easy! Will definitely be making it again and again :)

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cobhrai12:59, 3rd Sep, 2012
4

It really is easy and quick. I added a bit of chicken and 1/2tsp of paprika and a few chilli flakes to give it a bit more flavour.........

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pdesjard10:02, 27th Aug, 2012

What is this please...
"1l hot fish or chicken stock "...does this mean "one litre, one pint, one jug or how much exactly"...can someone clarify ??
Thanks

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