Brown Rice Paella
Brown Rice Paella Recipe
Take a trip to Spain with Naturel Brown Rice Paella! Your tastebuds will definitely say gracias for this delicious twist to a Spanish paella.
Ingredients:
Serves: 5
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 45 minutes
Ingredients
For paella:
400g Naturel Organic Brown Rice
2 ½ tbsp Naturel Rosemary Flavoured Extra Virgin Olive Oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
5 pcs shallots, minced
2 pcs bay leaf
150g chicken breast, sliced thin
1 tsp chilli flakes
1 tsp ground paprika
½ tsp dried thyme
3 pcs tomatoes, diced
800ml vegetable stock
1 tsp salt
150g French beans, trim both ends and cut half
5 pcs fresh button mushrooms, cut into 4 quarters
25g shimeji mushrooms
¼ cup boiled chickpeas
1 pc lemon, cut wedges
1 handful fresh parsley
For seafood:
1-2 tsp Naturel Extra Virgin Olive Oil
100g squid, cut into rings
10 pcs prawns
¼ tsp salt
2 pinches black pepper
Cooking Method
For marinating seafood:
- Marinate the squids and prawns with Naturel Extra Virgin Olive Oil, salt, black pepper and paprika for about 5 mins and set aside.
For paella:
- Heat the Naturel Saffron Flavoured Extra Virgin Olive Oil in a frying pan over medium-high.
- Add the garlic, bay leaf and shallot to the pan and sauté until the onions turn translucent and softened.
- Add in the marinated squids and prawns and fry till almost cooked. Remove the bay leaves from the cooked seafood and set it aside.
- Add the sliced chicken breast and continue cook for 2-3 mins, now add the vegetable stock to deglaze the pan.
- Add in chili flakes, paprika powder and dried thyme; continue to sauté for another 1 min.
- Add the tomatoes and cook for 3-5 mins until they start to soften.
- Now add the Naturel Organic Brown Rice, stir and ensure the rice is well coated.
- Now add the stock and salt; stir to mix well. Reduce the heat to medium-low. Stir occasionally until the rice grains have swelled (this takes about 15-20 mins).
- Add the prepared vegetables and cooked seafood into the rice mixture and stir to combine well.
- Close the pan and continue to cook on simmer for about another 5-7 mins.
- Serve warm, garnished with chopped parsley and side with lemon wedges.
Date:
May 1, 2021
Category:
MAINS, SEAFOOD