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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  • slabber@lemmy.ml
    3·
    3 months ago

    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!

    • fujiwood@lemmy.worldOP
      3·
      3 months ago

      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!