Chorizo and Prawn Paella

Name: Chorizo and Prawn Paella
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 300g paella rice; 300g tiger prawns, shell-on; 200g chorizo, sliced; 1 onion, diced; 1 red capsicum, diced; 4 cloves garlic; 4 ripe tomatoes, grated; 900ml chicken stock; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 1 pinch saffron; 4 tbsp olive oil; lemon wedges and parsley to serve

Valencian-style paella with chorizo, tiger prawns and saffron rice. Resisting the urge to stir once the saffron stock goes in lets the bottom layer of rice caramelise into the prized crispy socarrat instead of turning into a stirred risotto.

Total time

50 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

35 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Spanish

gluten-free

Ingredients

300gpaella rice

300gtiger prawns, shell-on

200gchorizo, sliced

1onion, diced

1red capsicum, diced

4 clovesgarlic

4ripe tomatoes, grated

900mlchicken stock

1 tspsmoked paprika

1 pinchsaffron

4 tbspolive oil

lemon wedges and parsleyto serve

Instructions

Fry chorizo in oil, remove.

Fry onion, capsicum and garlic until soft.

Add tomato and paprika. Cook 5 minutes.

Add rice. Toast 2 minutes.

Add saffron stock. Do NOT stir.

Simmer 15 minutes.

Add prawns and chorizo on top.

Cook 8 more minutes.

Rest 5 minutes covered.

Garnish and serve.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

387

Protein

14.1g

Fat

31.1g

Carbs

15.5g

Fiber

Sodium

1489mg

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