Spanish Paella Recipe

Ingredients:

• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1/4 tsp. saffron threads
• 1 lb. shrimp
• 1 cup chorizo sausage
• 1 onion
• 1 bell pepper
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1 1/2 cups arborio rice
• 1 can diced tomatoes
• 1/2 cup frozen peas
• 1 lemon
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley
• 2 tbsp. olive oil
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

1. Add saffron threads to chicken broth and heat in a separate pan. Once heated, keep warm.
2. Clean and devein shrimp, set aside.
3. Cut chorizo sausage into small pieces, set aside.
4. Chop onion, bell pepper, and garlic, set aside.
5. Heat olive oil in a large paella pan over medium-high heat.
6. Add chopped onion, bell pepper, and garlic. Cook until onions are translucent.
7. Add chorizo sausage and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
8. Add arborio rice and stir until coated with olive oil.
9. Stir in diced tomatoes and cook for 3 minutes.
10. Slowly add saffron-infused chicken broth to the pan, stirring occasionally.
11. Bring mixture to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and let simmer for 10 minutes.
12. Arrange shrimp over the rice mixture and sprinkle with frozen peas.
13. Cover the pan with a lid and cook for an additional 10 minutes, or until rice is tender and shrimp are cooked through.
14. Squeeze lemon over the paella and sprinkle with chopped parsley.
15. Serve hot and enjoy!

Check out our seafood recipes for more dishes like this one!