Steps to Make Jamie Oliver Paella Valenciana

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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have paella valenciana using 18 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Paella Valenciana:

1. Make ready 1 big onion, peeled and chopped
2. Prepare 1 small red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
3. Take 1 small yellow bell pepper, seeded and chopped
4. Prepare 2 cloves garlic chopped
5. Prepare 1/2 kg boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-size pieces
6. Take 1 cup Spanish chorizo chopped
7. Make ready 1 cup smoked pork ribs cut into bite-size pieces
8. Make ready 4-5 cherry tomatoes
9. Make ready 1/2 teaspoon saffron threads or 1 pack of paella spice mix (i like to use Carmencita)
10. Take 1/3 cup olive oil
11. Get 3 cups short-grain Spanish rice or other short-grain rice
12. Prepare 1 small octopus, previosly cooked
13. Make ready 1 cup cleaned squid
14. Take 3 cups shrimp, peeled and deveined
15. Get 8 jumbo shrimps
16. Prepare 1 cup pea pods
17. Make ready Salt and black pepper
18. Get 4-5 cups hot water

Steps to make Paella Valenciana:

1. Prepare all the ingredients
2. In a medium-size paella pan over medium-high heat, heat the olive oil.
3. Add the chorizo and fry for about 5 minutes. Add the pork ribs and cook for another 5 minutes. Add also the chicken to the pan and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned, 5 to 6 minutes;
4. Add the onion and sauté until just start to tenderize, 3 to 4 minutes;
5. Add the peppers and garlic, and sauté for more 3 to 4 minutes;
6. Add the rice and toast, stirring frequently, until it just becomes translucent, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the saffron or the paella seasoning;
7. Add enough of hot water to the pan to just cover the rice, and bring the liquid to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium, and simmer for 10 minutes;
8. Arrange the seafood (octopus, squid, peeled shrimp) and cook for another 8 minutes. Put more hot water if needed;
9. Add the jumbo shrimp, cherry tomatoes and peas over the rice, cover with aluminum foil, and continue simmering until the seafood is cooked, for about 6 to 8 minutes.
10. Remove the cooked paella from the heat and let rest for 5 minutes before serving. Sprinkle some olive oil on top.

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