Try to get as much shellfish as you can to make it even more authentic. Chicken stock is great for the flavor. Add it gradually, as you would a risotto. You may need more or less depending on the rice, so just keep adding and use your judgement.
Ingredients
- 1 medium organic chicken, jointed
- '00' flour or plain flour, for dusting chicken
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 chorizo sausage, sliced at an angle, 1/4-inch-thick
- 6 slices pancetta, rind removed
- 1 onion, finely diced
- 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 2 to 3 large pinches saffron, infused in a little of the hot stock
- 3 1/2 pints (2 liters) chicken stock
- 1 heaped teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 pound 1-ounce (500 grams) paella rice
- 1 small bunch flat-leaf parsley
- 1 handful fresh peas
- 1 pound 1-ounce (500 grams) mussels
- 8 to10 large prawns, shells and veins removed
- 2 small squid, trimmed, gutted and cut open, then scored lightly in a criss-cross fashion and cut in to small pieces
- 1 lemon
Directions
Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F (190 degrees C/gas 5.) Remove the end bits of bone from the chicken legs, then cut them in half. Cut the chicken breasts in half. Coat all the chicken pieces with flour and salt and pepper. Put some oil in a hot large flat pan and brown the chicken legs and thighs, skin side down, turning them to brown them all over. Transfer them to a small roasting tray and continue to cook in the preheated oven for 30 minutes
Add the chicken fillets to the pan and let them brown, then add the chorizo slices. Lay the slices of pancetta over the top. Once crisp, turn the heat down, add the onion and garlic to the pan, and allow to soften. Pour the infused saffron and some of the stock into the pan, and add the smoked paprika and rice, stirring continuously.
Finely chop the parsley stalks and add to the pan. When the rice is almost cooked, add the peas, mussels, prawns and squid, adding more stock if necessary. Cover the pan with foil. When the chicken is cooked, add it to the pan, then add a large handful of chopped parsley leaves. Check the seasoning. Cut the lemon into wedges, place around the edge of the pan, and serve.
















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By Agnes Belle
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on January 10, 2012
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Great substitute for a real full on paella! We cooked it once and loved it so much that we are doing it again. The only thing we changed was to add paella spice mix instead of real saffron as we didn't have whole strands on hand. And we decorated the end result with sliced red and green bell peppers. Yum yum yum! Not too fishy, a bit of smokiness, perfecto! <3
By Chef 565650 Jim
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on January 04, 2010
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Jamie Oliver of course makes the best of everything in a simple way. Don't pay attention to nuts who write recipe reviews without making them. This is a GREAT RECIPE
By jazzline2001_11...
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on October 07, 2008
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Please leave the chorizo from this dish...im spaniard this recipe its original from here, and never...NEVER add chorizo to this dish...i dont understand why a professional like u, cant do that with this dish (and call it Ultimate like if was the best...yeah the best fatty sacrilege
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