Ive never eaten paella before so I decided to make it. I used this recipe specifically beacause it was “easy”.
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/84137/easy-paella/
It was really good but I dont believe this is a very authentic recipe. I know paella should develp a crust on the bottom so I will find a better recipe for the next time I make this.
The shrimp was precooked and frozen since I already had that.
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Def not a canonical paella but looks awesome. Everybody twists recipes a bit to fit to their liking. I’m pretty sure some of my carbonaras made an Italian grandma cry, and some of my fried rice would get me banished from the Asian continent. But I enjoyed them! I hope you enjoyed your paella too!
I did enjoy it :) Good flavors, protein and carbs. It was very satisfying.
My favorite is seafood paella and since you like seafood and you want a better recipe, I’d like to share the one that I found the best. I substitute one cup of broth for a cup of dry white wine, preferably an Albariño. It tales a while to make, but it is so worth it.
Thanks for the recipe!
I will also try this one, probably in a few months.
Hell yeah. “I’ve never eaten a thing so I cooked it to try it” is top tier mentality.
haha thanks
The cool thing about paella is that everyone does it a little different anyways! Looks yummy :D
Finding the right recipe is going to be tricky.
Thanks :)
Paella is really hard to make. It is 100% timing and technique because every ingredient cooks at a different rate so you have to layer and time without stirring which would disrupt the formation of the socarrat. Enjoy the journey!
I always found the hardest part was having a pot and cooking surface big enough. I don’t want just a little paella.
Is it really that hard? I agree that timing is important as well as controlling the amount of stock and the heat so it evaporates at the right time. Getting it right is not easy the first time but after 2 or 3 you start feeling it. At least I do. Not sure if I can upload a picture from the one I made yesterday but I will try.
As you can see, I failed or forgot to fry the bell pepper while frying the rest of vegetables and shrimp leading me to not have them nicely done (and a bit burned). Busy day so I forgot.
Still. The whole dish was done in 40 min.
So… never give up until you master (or get what you expect). ;)
I guess it depends on your ingredients. Wild game and fresh seafood will complicate matters. It’s always fun to cook and it’s sublime when it turns out.
This is closer to what I picture when I think of paella.
I think I made too much, so I’ll halve the recipe next time.
Looks good!
Thanks. Yes, it was actually quite good.
I had a look at the recipe you followed. This looks quite far from a paella to me. I believe in freedom of ingredients because there a lot of variations. But as others pointed out. The timing important and the use of basics in my opinion.
A must is olive oil, crushed tomatoes, fish stock and some round rice, not the long one. After that you decide what you like.
The following is not a recipe I followed but it is closest to what I do most of the time. Sometimes I add chicken, others I do shrimps and some fish and no meat at all. But the order in this recipe is the one I use.
https://www.cookipedia.co.uk/recipes_wiki/Paella_alicantina
Happy cooking!
That recipe is a great help.
I will try it the next time I make paella. Ill probably have to substitute the monk fish but other than that, I think I can make it work.
Thank you for the knowledge!
Yeah, all the videos Ive seen online say that it is a very tedious dish to cook. I am very interested in eating an authentic paella so i have a feeling I will be practicing this until i get it right.
Thanks!
This definitely falls under the category of “arroz con cosas” rather than paella but it still looks really good!
I dont mind arroz con cosas, Im going to make Jambalaya and then Gumbo soon too!
They are both two recipes Ive never really had.
After that I will make shrimp ettoufee. Which I have eaten but never made.
Yeah, I guess I like arroz con cosas. :)
What kind of camera did you use there?
The orignal X-T30 with a Fujinon XF 35mm f2.
