How to Make Paella Valenciana

Measure out 10 cups of water into a pot add the dried beans to soak overnight., Add the olive oil and almost all of the salt to a 15 inch (40 cm) paella tin, turning on heat to medium., Slowly brown the chicken and rabbit, cut into small pieces, in...

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Step 1: Measure out 10 cups of water into a pot add the dried beans to soak overnight.

Only do this if the beans are dried.

If they are precooked, there's no need to soak them first.

Step 2: Add the olive oil and almost all of the salt to a 15 inch (40 cm) paella tin

Wait for olive oil to get hot, but not smoking. , Get a nice, even brown all over.

Place pieces of meat that are more brown to the side of the pan so that they don't burn while the other pieces of meat are browning. ,,,, Fry until most of the water from the tomato has incorporated into the rest of the dish. ,,, Once the dish is ready to receive the rice, it shouldn't be stirred, so if you want to rearrange the paella tin, now is the time to do it. ,,,, Once ready to serve, add a sprig of rosemary to the top of the dish. ,

Step 3: turning on heat to medium.

Step 4: Slowly brown the chicken and rabbit

Step 5: cut into small pieces

Step 6: in the pan.

Step 7: When the meat is browned

Step 8: add the green pepper

Step 9: frying in the center of the pan for one minute.

Step 10: Add the green and white beans and fry in the center of the pan for 5 minutes.

Step 11: Add the garlic

Step 12: then the paprika

Step 13: in short succession.

Step 14: Before the garlic starts to burn

Step 15: add the grated tomato to the center of the pan.

Step 16: Pour in the water

Step 17: letting stand for 10 minutes.

Step 18: Add the snails (optional)

Step 19: saffron

Step 20: and remaining salt.

Step 21: Stir the ingredients

Step 22: if necessary

Step 23: preparing them for the rice.

Step 24: Turn the heat to high and spread out the rice evenly into the paella tin.

Step 25: After adding the rice

Step 26: cook paella on high for 8 minutes.

Step 27: After 8 minutes

Step 28: gradually reduce the temperature until it turns off after about 10 minutes.This gives the rice a total cooking time of 18 minutes.

Step 29: Let the paella stand for 4 to 5 minutes before serving.

Step 30: Finished.

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