Paella
also called paella mixta · Spanish rice pan · paella de carne y marisco · arroz en paella
- One Pot
- serves 6
- recipe says 1 hr
- Rice, Beans & Grains
Three ways to read this recipe
The table
| The rice is spread no deeper than a thumbnail. From the moment the stock goes in nothing is stirred again. | ||||||
| 1 1/2 lb(700 g; cut in 2-in pieces)bone-in chicken thighs | brown 10 min | sweat the sofrito 8 min | toast the rice 2 min, spread it flat | boil hard 10 min, do not stir | simmer low 8 min, shrimp on top | rest 10 min under a towel |
| 2 tspkosher salt | ||||||
| 3 Tbsolive oil | ||||||
| 1 medium(diced)yellow onion | ||||||
| 4 cloves(minced)garlic | ||||||
| 3(grated)plum tomatoes | ||||||
| 2 tspsweet paprika | ||||||
| 2 cups(400 g)bomba rice | ||||||
| 1/2 tsp(crumbled)saffron | ||||||
| 6 oz(170 g; cut in 2-in lengths)flat green beans | ||||||
| 5 cups(1.2 L; hot)chicken stock | ||||||
| 1 lb(450 g; shell on)large shrimp | ||||||
| 1(cut in wedges)lemon | ||||||
| Listen for the socarrat in the last two minutes — a faint crackle, not a smell of burning — and pull the pan then. | ||||||
What to lay out
Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.15 things to get out.
Pans and tools
Before anything else
2brown 10 min
3sweat the sofrito 8 min
goes in with what step 2 made
4toast the rice 2 min, spread it flat
goes in with what step 3 made
5boil hard 10 min, do not stir
goes in with what step 4 made
6simmer low 8 min, shrimp on top
goes in with what step 5 made
Cooking it
Tap a step when it is done; the next one lights up.
The clock
- Start to finish
- 48 min
- Needs you
- 20 minthe rest you can walk away from
- If you get it wrong
- Narrow — the socarrat is heard rather than seen: a faint crackle in the last two minutes, and past that it is burnt rice
- What you'll wash
- One thing — the paella pan
- Does it keep
- 2 days — the socarrat goes the moment it cools and does not return; the rest warms as a rice dish
brown 10 min
10 minneeds youfrom the start
sweat the sofrito 8 min
8 minneeds you10 min in
toast the rice 2 min, spread it flat
2 minneeds you18 min in
boil hard 10 min, do not stir
10 minwalk away20 min in
simmer low 8 min, shrimp on top
8 minwalk away30 min in
rest 10 min under a towel
10 minwalk away38 min in
- needs you
- you can walk away
You'll need paella pan
See how it is written
>> title: Paella
>> category: Rice, Beans & Grains
>> tags: rice, chicken, shrimp, saffron, spanish, one-pot
>> counters: One Pot
>> aka: paella mixta, Spanish rice pan, paella de carne y marisco, arroz en paella
>> servings: 6
>> time: 1 hr
>> slack: narrow — the socarrat is heard rather than seen: a faint crackle in the last two minutes, and past that it is burnt rice
>> washing-up: the paella pan
>> keeps: 2 days — the socarrat goes the moment it cools and does not return; the rest warms as a rice dish
>> step: The rice is spread no deeper than a thumbnail. From the moment the stock goes in nothing is stirred again.
One wide shallow pan, and the rice is spread in it in a layer no deeper than a thumbnail so every grain sits in liquid rather than in other rice.
>> step: brown 10 min
Brown @bone-in chicken thighs{1 1/2%lb}(700 g; cut in 2-in pieces), @kosher salt{2%tsp} in @olive oil{3%Tbs} in a #paella pan{} for ~brown{10%min}.
>> step: sweat the sofrito 8 min
Soften @&(~1)browned chicken{} with @yellow onion{1%medium}(diced), @garlic{4%cloves}(minced), @plum tomatoes{3}(grated), @sweet paprika{2%tsp} for ~saute{8%min}.
>> step: toast the rice 2 min, spread it flat
Toast @&(~1)sofrito{} with @bomba rice{2%cups}(400 g), @saffron{1/2%tsp}(crumbled), @flat green beans{6%oz}(170 g; cut in 2-in lengths) for ~toast{2%min}.
>> step: boil hard 10 min, do not stir
Boil @&(~1)rice{} hard with @chicken stock{5%cups}(1.2 L; hot) for ~boil{10%min}, spread flat and left alone.
>> step: simmer low 8 min, shrimp on top
Simmer @&(~1)paella{} low with @large shrimp{1%lb}(450 g; shell on), @lemon{1}(cut in wedges) laid on top for ~simmer{8%min}.
>> step: rest 10 min under a towel
Rest @&(~1)pan{} off the heat under a clean towel for ~rest{10%min}.
>> step: Listen for the socarrat in the last two minutes — a faint crackle, not a smell of burning — and pull the pan then.
Listen for it in the last two minutes — a faint crackle, not a smell of burning — and pull the pan when you hear it.