Spanish culinaryPaella

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In Spain,there are many typical dishes and all of them use Mediterranean

ingredients

Cocido

Spanish omelette

Ham

Embutidos (stuffed meat)

Gazpacho

Turrón (Nougat candy)

Let us talk about paella, one of the most famous

dishes from Spain.

Paella is a very typical dish in Spain. It comes from the region of Valencia, but people eat this dish throughout all the

country.

Its main ingredient is rice, and there are many different types of paella.

Its name comes from the frying pan used to prepare it. It was called patella in Latin. The frying pan is made of iron. It is not deep and it has a wide surface, and it can have two or more handles

The traditional Valencian paella is made of rice, vegetables and meat (chicken, rabbit, duck or snails). Spices are very

important to give paella its typical taste: saffron, paprika, rosemary, parsley, and

clove

There are also other kinds of paella, such as the seafood paella, the mixed

paella, or the vegetables paella

People from small villages like to prepare big paellas to share with their

neighbours

Mixed Paella Recipe:

Ingredients:Rice (600g) Colouring

Clams (500g) Parsley

Prawns (300g) Chicken (800g)

2 tomatoes Squids (200g)

1 Green pepper 1 Small onion

2 Cloves of garlic Green Pies (150g)

2 Red peppers Saffron (10 threads)

Salt Olive oil (1/2 a cup)

How to cook it:

• Wash the clams in cold salted water and open them in a pan with ½ l of water.

• Drain the liquid and and save the clams and the stock separate.

• Wash the peppers and cut them.• Wash and cut the chicken.• Wash the squids and cut them in strips.• Peel the prawns and boil the heads and

the skin for 10 minutes. Drain the stock and save it.

• Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and fry the chicken

• Add the squids and sauté them for 2 minutes

• Add the onion cut in very small pieces, the peppers, the green beans, and the peeled tomatoes

• Fry the mixture lightly for 15 minutes• Add the rice, move it and add the hot

stock of the prawns and clams. Add more water until there is the double of water than rice

• Add the garlic, the parsley, the saffron and the colouring and cook it for 10 minutes over a high heat

• Turn the heat down and cook for 6-7 minutes

• At the end, add the prawns and the clams• Let it settle for 3-4 minutes and serve

We are willing to offer you a good homemade paella when you come to

Spain.