Paella step-by-step Paella Valenciana

Looking for an easy paella recipe from Spain? Paella Valenciana is like a Sunday roast in my Spanish family. This paella with chicken and beans is Spanish food at its best one-dish comfort food packed with flavour. My video breaks down the process and is a good introduction to cooking in a paella pan.

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Paella Ingredients (this video):
500gm chicken pieces (with bones)
200gm Valencian rice, eg Bomba (substitute arborio)
1.25 litres water
125gm garrafn (substitute white butter beans or lima beans)
125gm flat beans, 4cm pieces
75ml olive oil
1 clove garlic
60gm grated tomato
tsp sweet paprika
gm saffron strands (2 pinches)
salt
fresh rosemary
lemon wedges, to serve

Recipe instructions easy to follow while you are cooking;
00:32 the pan
01:03 paella ingredients
03:17 brown the meat
04:02 caramelize the vegetables
04:55 bloom the spices
05:40 build the stock
06:29 add the rice
08:11 finish the rice gently
08:43 rest the paella

Paella valenciana from the Concurso Internacional de Paella Valenciana de Sueca
600gm chicken
400gm rabbit
1 dozen snails
250gm raw garrofn
150gm raw tavella (small beans similar to cannellini beans)
250gm flat green beans
150ml olive oil
1 clove garlic, peeled and diced
1 grated ripe tomato (100gm)
Tablespoon paprika
400gm rice DO Valencia
gm saffron strands
Salt
Fresh rosemary (optional)
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