How to Create the Best Mixed Paella – A Step-by-Step Guide!

saffron

🥗Healthier: turmeric

💰Cheaper: yellow food coloring

Turmeric provides color and flavor at a lower cost.

shrimp

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Canned tuna is more affordable and still provides protein.

mussels

🥗Healthier: clams

💰Cheaper: canned clams

Canned clams are a budget-friendly alternative.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is often less expensive.

Heat a paella burner to full power and add chicken to cook, ensuring the outside is crispy.

Add chopped onion and garlic to the pan with the chicken.

Add chopped tomatoes to the pan and mix with the other ingredients.

Stir in 300 grams of rice and mix well with the flavors in the pan.

Pour in 900 milliliters of fish stock and mix again.

Add paprika, salt, and a specific paella mix for seafood, then shake the pan to combine.

Add saffron threads to the mixture and shake the pan again.

Once boiling, add mixed seafood and fish, then shake the pan to combine.

Add shrimps and King prawns, ensuring to shake the pan after each addition.

Reduce the heat to half power to simmer the paella.

Turn the shrimp and prawns to cook on both sides, shaking the pan again.

Taste the rice to check doneness, adding more fish stock if necessary and shaking the pan to prevent sticking.

Check the rice again, aiming for 85-90% cooked before turning off the burner.

Let the paella rest for five minutes outside of the burner to avoid overcooking the rice.

Serve the mixed paella on a plate, garnishing with shrimp, chicken, mixed seafood, and King prawn.

Cooking Techniques

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