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Paella, simple and different

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Ingredients for 4 servings:

  • 500 g pork belly, sliced
  • 150 g prawns, raw and peeled
  • 300 g rice (paella rice)
  • 800 ml meat broth
  • 2 bell peppers, red and green
  • 1 large onion(s)
  • 3 tomatoes
  • 1 lemon(s)
  • some food coloring (Colorante), alternatively turmeric, preferably some saffron threads
  • 2 tsp paprika powder, spicy, if possible Pimenton de la Vera
  • some olive oil
  • salt and pepper

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 50 minutes

Fry the finely chopped bell peppers and onion in a little olive oil. Once browned, remove from the pan. Add the strips of pork belly to the pan and fry. Add the peeled and chopped tomatoes and fry for another 5 minutes. Add salt, pepper, and paprika. Add the rice and then the meat broth, bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to very low. After 10 minutes, add the onion, bell peppers, and coloring, mix, and season to taste. After another 5 minutes, add the prawns and finely chopped parsley, and let simmer for another 5 minutes, turning off the heat but with the lid on. Serve either in the pan (paella pan) or in portions with a quarter of a lemon.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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