Spanish Paella with Chicken, Shrimp and Chorizo

Serving: 2
Preparation: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 45 minutes – 1 hr
Ingredients
- Chicken drumsticks: 5-6
- Shrimps: 150g
- Yellow onion: 1/2
- Garlic: 1 clove
- Arborio rice: 3/4 cup
- Chorizo: 45g (precut)
- Chicken concentrate: 3/4 tbsp + 3 cups of water
- Mango and lime salsa: 4 tbsp
- Sugar snap peas: 1 cup, chopped into 1cm width
- Smoked paprika: 1 tsp
- Cilantro: 10 sprigs, finely chopped
- Cherry tomatoes: 130g
- Salt and pepper for seasoning
- Basil: to garnish
- Cooking oil
- Lime: 1
Preparing
- Preheat oven to 425 F
- Finely chop 1/2 of the onion and garlic
- Mix chicken concentrate with water
- Prepare the shrimps. I used peeled and cooked shrimps to save time
Cooking the chicken
- Wash and dry the chicken with paper towel and season with smoked paprika, salt, and pepper. Cook for 2-3 minutes on each side. Place on baking pan lined with parchment paper and bake for 25-35 minutes, or until completely cooked.
Cooking the rice
- Drizzle some cooking oil into a large pan and add finely chopped onion and garlic with the chorizo. Cook for about 1 minute, until fragrant.
- Add 3/4 cup of rice and salsa, stirring and cooking for 1 minute
- Pour in 2 cups of the chicken broth, reserving 1 cup. Season well with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 25-30 minutes under low heat. Stir and add remaining broth if needed so rice is al dente. If you want a crust under the rice, don’t stir.
- Add cherry tomatoes and cover lid for the mentioned duration of time
Finishing the dish
- Place the chicken drumsticks into rice pan along with shrimps, cilantro, and sugar snap peas. May use peas for a softer texture and sugar peas for a nice crunch
- Cook for about 2 minutes, or until shrimp is no longer cold. If you over cook, shrimps will harden and overcook. If you use uncooked shrimps, cook for about 5 minutes, or until shrimp turns pink
- Zest lime over meal and squeeze some lime juice for a bright, citric taste
- Garnish with dry or fresh basil and ground pepper
Eat from pan or transfer to plate and enjoy!