Step-by-Step Guide to Make Ultimate Paella Valenciana (Tradicional Valencian Paella)

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A truly traditional Valencian paella recipe would include rabbit and snails in addition to the chicken but I couldn't find rabbit - and I didn't want to find snails - so those two ingredients have been omitted. Traditional Paella Valenciana also includes a third kind of bean. Learn to make paella the traditional way with Paella Valenciana, Valencia's signature rice dish with rabbit, chicken and snails. Recipe of the authentic Valencian paella.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have paella valenciana (tradicional valencian paella) using 12 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Paella Valenciana (Tradicional Valencian Paella):

1. Make ready 500 g Valencian Paella Rice (Arroz Bomba)
2. Make ready 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
3. Take 1 L chicken stock
4. Take 500 g chicken thighs chopped into small pieces
5. Prepare 2 large ripe tomatoes grated
6. Get 2 Cloves Garlic finley chopped
7. Prepare Pinch Saffron
8. Prepare Bunch rosemary
9. Get 100 g Fine green beans finely cut
10. Prepare 1 lemon cut into wedges
11. Get 1 Tbsp paprika
12. Make ready 1 Tsp smoked paprika

It was traditionally cooked outside on an open fire using orange or pine wood. I can imagine families & friends having a good time, all chatting away while waiting for it to be cooked. The real Paella Valenciana doesn't have green peas, but you can add, when its the season, artichoke in quarters. Someone told you to add a bit of lemon juice over it before eating the paella, and I agree it makes the flavour more intense.

Steps to make Paella Valenciana (Tradicional Valencian Paella):

1. On a paella dish or in a large pan, heat up the olive oil to a medium high heat. Fry the chicken until well browned and caramelised.
2. Add the garlic and fry for a minute or two.
3. Add the grated tomato and cook down until it becomes thick and coats all the chicken.
4. Next add the green beans and fry for a few minutes untill the start to take some colour.
5. At this point, you can add the rice and fry for a few minutes.
6. Add the paprika's and the saffron.
7. Now add the chicken stock. Taste and season well with salt. Add more salt than you think you will need as the rice will reduce reduce the saltiness of the stock.
8. Add the rosemary and bring to the boil and then reduce the heat to minimum.
9. From now on don't touch it. Stand by it for the next 15 to 20 minutes. Remove the rosemary and keep cooking untill the rice is cooked through and you start to smell burning coming from the center of the pan. This is normal and you want it as this is what we call sucrado. It's one of the distinguishing factors of traditional paella.
10. At this point you wan to take it off the heat, lay some more rosemary on top and cover with foil.
11. Rest for 15 to 20 minutes.
12. Garnish with the lemon wedges and serve.

The real Paella Valenciana doesn't have green peas, but you can add, when its the season, artichoke in quarters. Someone told you to add a bit of lemon juice over it before eating the paella, and I agree it makes the flavour more intense. Often referred to as the original paella, this Valencian classic traditionally consists of rice that is cooked alongside chicken thighs, rabbit It is always prepared in shallow paella pans. The ingredients of the traditional Paella Valenciana or Valencian Paella are few and very specific and seafood or fish are not among them. La Paella Valenciana es la reina de las paellas.

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