Embark on a culinary journey to the vibrant streets of Spain with our exquisite Mixed Sausage Paella. This traditional dish, hailing from the heart of Valencia, is a symphony of flavors and textures that will tantalize your taste buds. Our recipe offers a unique twist on the classic, incorporating a medley of succulent sausages, each bursting with its own distinct character. From the smoky and savory chorizo to the spicy and aromatic longaniza, and the mild and juicy bratwurst, every bite is a delightful exploration. Accompanied by the vibrant colors of bell peppers, the tender bite of green beans, and the rich flavors of tomatoes and saffron, this paella is a feast for both the eyes and the palate. Additionally, we present a vegetarian paella variation, bursting with an array of fresh vegetables, and a seafood paella, where the briny goodness of shrimp, mussels, and calamari takes center stage. With three delectable recipes to choose from, you're sure to find the perfect paella to suit your taste. So, gather your loved ones, fire up the stove, and let the enticing aromas of Spain fill your kitchen as you create a memorable dining experience.
Here are our top 10 tried and tested recipes!
SPANISH PAELLA
You can make a delicious, authentic Paella--the most popular dish of Spain--in your own kitchen with simple ingredients like rice, saffron, vegetables, chicken, and seafood.
Provided by Lauren Allen
Categories Main Course
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- *Please note, this is my version of Paella Mixta I learned to make while living in Madrid, Spain. I've simplified the recipe as best I could for anyone to be able to make without a special pan or equipment. There are MANY variations to Paella so please be respectful that my authentic recipe may be different from yours!
- Add olive oil to a skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, bell peppers and garlic and cook until onion is translucent. Add chopped tomato, bay leaf, paprika, saffron salt and pepper. Stir and cook for 5 minutes. Add white wine and cook for 10 minutes. Taste and add salt if needed.
- Add chicken pieces, 2 tablespoons chopped parsley and rice to the pot. Cook for 1 minute.
- Pour the broth slowly all around the pan and jiggle the pan to get the rice into an even layer. (Do not stir the mixture going forward!).
- Bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low. Give the pan a gentle shake back and forth just once or twice during cooking. (We don't ever stir the rice, so that a crispy crust forms at the bottom, called a socarrat).
- Cook for about 15-18 minutes (uncovered), then nestle the shrimp, mussels and calamari into the mixture, sprinkle peas on top and continue to cook (without stirring) for about 5 more minutes. Watch for most of the liquid to be absorbed and the rice at the top nearly tender. (If for some reason your rice is still not cooked, add ¼ cup more water or broth and continue cooking).
- Remove pan from heat and cover pan with a lid or tinfoil. Place a kitchen towel over the lid and allow to rest for 10 minutes.
- Garnish with fresh parsley and lemon slices. Serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 535 kcal, Carbohydrate 59 g, Protein 37 g, Fat 15 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Cholesterol 260 mg, Sodium 1159 mg, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 3 g, ServingSize 1 serving
SAUSAGE AND SHRIMP PAELLA
Enjoy a Spanish standard at home! Saffron gives rice, chorizo, shrimp and vegetables a pretty golden color.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 1h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In 2-quart saucepan, heat broth to boiling. Stir in saffron; set aside.
- Meanwhile, in large paella pan or 3-inch-deep 12-inch ovenproof skillet, cook sausage over medium heat about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until brown. Move sausage to one side of pan. Add bell peppers and onion to pan. Cook about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until crisp-tender. Stir in garlic and tomatoes; heat to boiling. Stir in rice, wine and heated broth mixture; heat to boiling. Reduce heat. Cover and simmer 15 minutes; remove from heat.
- Stir in shrimp and peas. Cover and simmer about 10 minutes or until rice is tender. Sprinkle with parsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 540, Carbohydrate 56 g, Cholesterol 105 mg, Fiber 2 g, Protein 28 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 1420 mg, Sugar 6 g, TransFat 0 g
PAELLA
Sausage, chicken, shrimp and rice dish!
Provided by AMLOOS
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Spanish
Time 1h25m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Heat a wok over medium-high heat. Fry hot and mild Italian sausage pieces in the wok until brown on all sides. Remove sausage, and fry the chicken strips in the sausage drippings until browned. Remove chicken and saute onions, green pepper, celery, and garlic for 5 minutes, or until tender.
- Stir in the uncooked rice, tomatoes, bay leaves, salt, oregano and turmeric. Cook and stir for 1 minute, then mix in the reserved tomato juice and chicken broth. Add chicken pieces, cover and simmer for about 20 minutes.
- Add sausage to the mixture, and continue to simmer for 15 minutes, then stir in the shrimp; cover and cook for 5 to 10 more minutes, or until shrimp is cooked through.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 616.7 calories, Carbohydrate 38.5 g, Cholesterol 230.3 mg, Fat 24.2 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 56.1 g, SaturatedFat 8.1 g, Sodium 1729.6 mg, Sugar 3.8 g
MIXED PAELLA
Packed with chicken, shrimp, rice, tomatoes, peas and stuffed olives, this vibrant meal is quick and filling. It will take the chill off any cooler evenings.-Libby Walp, Chicago
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 40m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a large skillet, saute chicken in oil until no longer pink. Remove and keep warm. In the same skillet, saute onion until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the broth, rice and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-18 minutes or until rice is tender., Stir in the shrimp, tomatoes, peas, olives and chicken; cover and cook for 3-4 minutes or until heated through.
Nutrition Facts :
EASY PAELLA
An easy to make paella using chorizo, chicken, and shrimp.
Provided by mls
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Spanish
Time 1h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- In a medium bowl, mix together 2 tablespoons olive oil, paprika, oregano, and salt and pepper. Stir in chicken pieces to coat. Cover, and refrigerate.
- Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet or paella pan over medium heat. Stir in garlic, red pepper flakes, and rice. Cook, stirring, to coat rice with oil, about 3 minutes. Stir in saffron threads, bay leaf, parsley, chicken stock, and lemon zest. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce heat to medium low. Simmer 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a separate skillet over medium heat. Stir in marinated chicken and onion; cook 5 minutes. Stir in bell pepper and sausage; cook 5 minutes. Stir in shrimp; cook, turning the shrimp, until both sides are pink.
- Spread rice mixture onto a serving tray. Top with meat and seafood mixture.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 736.2 calories, Carbohydrate 45.7 g, Cholesterol 202.5 mg, Fat 35.1 g, Fiber 2.9 g, Protein 55.7 g, SaturatedFat 10.3 g, Sodium 1204.2 mg, Sugar 1.9 g
ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND BELL PEPPER PAELLA
Yield Serves 2
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Squeeze sausage meat from casings into a 10-inch heavy ovenproof skillet and add bell peppers, onion, and oil. Cook mixture over moderately high heat, breaking up sausage with a fork and stirring occasionally, 5 minutes, or until vegetables begin to brown. Add rice and sauté, stirring, 1 minute. Stir in wine, tomatoes, and water and bring to a boil, stirring to loosen brown bits. Transfer skillet to oven and bake, uncovered, 25 minutes, or until most liquid is absorbed. Season with salt and pepper.
PAELLA
Steps:
- Sprinkle chicken pieces evenly with salt and 18 turns of pepper. Pat in seasoning with your hands. Heat oil in a large deep saucepan over high heat. Add chicken and sear until brown on all sides, about 4 minutes. Add onions, bell peppers, celery, garlic, sausage and rice and stir-fry 2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, Worcestershire, hot sauce, bay leaves, Creole seasoning and saffron and simmer 1 minute. Add stock, stir well and bring to a boil. Cover and cook 4 minutes.
- Add lobster, tucking pieces into rice, cover and cook 4 minutes. Add clams, cover and cook 4 minutes. Add mussels and shrimp, cover and cook until rice is tender and shellfish are opened, about 3 minutes. Discard any mussels or clams that have not opened.
- Remove bay leaves and serve in large shallow bowls. Place empty bowls on table for shells.
MIXED SEAFOOD PAELLA WITH SAUSAGE AND PINK BEANS
Provided by Robin Miller : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 25m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Cook the rice according to the package directions.
- Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, combine the salmon, shrimp, sausage, tomatoes, beans, bell pepper, oregano, and saffron, set over medium-high heat, and bring to a simmer. Let simmer until the shrimp are bright pink and cooked through, about 5 minutes. Stir in the cooked rice and cook for 2 minutes to heat through. Remove from the heat, stir in parsley, season to taste with salt and pepper, and serve.
MIXED PAELLA
This is the recipe that springs to mind to most people think of paella. While Valencia, the homeland of paella, rarely produces a paella mixing seafood with meat, this paella has caught the popular imagination outside Spain and tends to be the paella served in most Spanish-themed restaurants. It's easy to understand why few could resist the combination of delicate lobster meat, mussels, clams, and shrimp teamed with rich chorizo sausage and tender chicken.
Provided by olinut
Time 1h40m
Yield Serves 8
Number Of Ingredients 0
Steps:
- Scrub and debeard the mussels and clams, discarding any that don't close when tapped sharply. Set aside.
- Heat 1/4 cup (2fl. oz) of the olive oil in a skillet. Add the pork, and brown all sides. Mix in the garlic, onions, tomato, and bell peppers, stirring constantly until cooked. Set aside.
- In another skillet, heat a further 1/4 cup (2 fl. oz) olive oil and cook the chicken until browned on all sides. Season with salt, pepper, paprika, rosemary, thyme, and cumin. Transfer the chicken to a plate and set aside.
- In the same skillet, cook the lobster claws overt high heat for several minutes until its shell turns pink. Set the skillet aside.
- Preheat the oven to 200 oF. Heat 4 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet, and the rice until it's translucent. Pour in the chicken broth, and combine well. Add the pork mixture, stirring constantly. Sprinkle in the saffron and continue to stir until well mixed.
- Transfer the rice into a paella pan. Mix in the lobster claws, chicken, chorizo sausages, mussels, clams, shrimp, peas, and capers, combining well. Bake the paella, uncovered, and on the lowest oven shelf, for around 25 minutes, or until all the liquid has been absorbed.
- Discard any mussels and clams that have failed to open.
- Serve the paella straight from the pan, garnished with lemon wedges.
SEAFOOD, SAUSAGE AND BELL PEPPER PAELLA
Steps:
- Combine oregano, thyme and parsley in small bowl. Transfer half of chopped herbs to processor. Add 1/4 cup olive oil, 1 tablespoon red wine, peppercorns, coriander, 3 minced garlic cloves, cayenne, salt and vinegar. Blend until coarse paste forms. Place chicken on large plate. Rub all but 2 tablespoons paste mixture over chicken. Cover and chill until ready to use.
- Divide 1/4 cup olive oil between 2 large Dutch ovens or heavy large deep skillets over medium heat. Divide chorizo, onions, tomatoes, ham, salt pork, remaining chopped herbs and remaining 5 minced garlic cloves between Dutch ovens. Cook until onions are soft but not brown, crumbling sausage with fork and stirring frequently, about 15 minutes. Transfer chorizo mixture to large bowl. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate remaining 2 tablespoons herb paste, chicken legs and chorizo mixture separately.)
- Divide remaining 1/4 cup olive oil between Dutch ovens. Add half of chicken and Italian sausages to each Dutch oven and cook until brown and partially cooked, turning frequently, about 8 minutes for sausages and 12 minutes for chicken. Transfer to plate. Return half of chorizo mixture to each Dutch oven.
- Meanwhile, bring stock and clam juice to simmer in heavy medium saucepan. Add saffron and mix well.
- Add half of rice to each Dutch oven. Cook over high heat until opaque, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes. Divide remaining herb paste and remaining 7 tablespoons wine between Dutch ovens. Bring to simmer, scraping up any bits. Stir half of stock mixture into each Dutch oven. Divide shrimp, clams, mussels, fish and bay leaves between Dutch ovens. Bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until rice is very tender, stirring occasionally, about 25 minutes. Discard any clams or mussels that do not open.
- Meanwhile, prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Brush grill and lobster with vegetable oil. Place lobsters on grill shell side down. Add chicken and grill until lobster and chicken are cooked through, turning occasionally, about 15 minutes. Transfer to large plate. Tent with foil to keep warm. Add Italian sausage and bell peppers to grill and cook until sausage is cooked through and pepper are brown in spots, turning frequently, about 10 minutes. Transfer sausages and peppers to another plate. Cut sausages into 2-inch pieces. Cut bell peppers into 1/2-inch-wide strips.
- Divide chicken, lobster, sausage, peppers and peas between Dutch ovens. Cover, remove from heat and let stand 15 minutes. Rearrange shellfish and peppers decoratively atop rice. Serve with lime and lemon wedges.
Tips:
- Use high-quality ingredients. The better the ingredients, the better the paella will be. This means using fresh, flavorful seafood, meat, and vegetables.
- Don't overcrowd the pan. Paella is a rice dish, so it's important to not overcrowd the pan with too many other ingredients. This will prevent the rice from cooking evenly.
- Cook the paella over medium heat. This will help the rice to cook evenly and prevent it from burning.
- Add the liquid gradually. Don't add all of the liquid at once. Instead, add it gradually, allowing the rice to absorb the liquid before adding more.
- Let the paella rest before serving. This will allow the flavors to meld and the rice to absorb any remaining liquid.
Conclusion:
Making paella is a great way to enjoy a delicious and flavorful meal with friends and family. With a little planning and effort, you can easily make paella at home. Just be sure to follow the tips above and you'll be sure to have a delicious and successful paella dish.
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