Paella Mixta
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Spanish

Paella Mixta

The most popular paella in Spanish restaurants worldwide — a combination of the classic chicken and rabbit of Valenciana with the seafood of mariscos: rice cooked in rich saffron broth with chicken, prawns, mussels, green beans and garrofó beans.

Total
50 min
Serves
6
Level
Hard

Prep 20 min · Cook 30 min

Ingredients

6 servings

Method

  1. Brown chicken pieces in olive oil in a paella pan. Season with salt. Remove. Briefly sear prawns; remove.

    About 5 min

  2. Sofrito: in the same pan, fry garlic, add grated tomato, paprikas; reduce 8 minutes until very thick and caramelised.

    About 11 min

  3. Add green beans; stir 2 minutes. Return chicken to pan. Add rice; toast in the sofrito 2 minutes.

    About 11 min

  4. Add hot stock and saffron water. Level out the rice evenly with a spoon — do not stir again after this point. Place rosemary sprig on top.

    About 11 min

  5. Cook on high 10 minutes, then medium 10 minutes. Place mussels hinge-side down into the rice; nestle prawns on top. Cook until mussels open and stock is absorbed.

    About 11 min

  6. Blast on high heat for final 1–2 minutes for socarrat. Rest 5 minutes. Serve with lemon and alioli.

    About 3 min

Nutrition per serving (estimate)

Calories
600
Protein
40 g
Carbs
68 g
Fat
16 g
Fibre
4 g
Sugar
5 g
Sodium
920 mg

Contains: shellfish

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Recipe by Boon Tools.