Not a traditional paella of course, but the modified paella recipe is a very versatile vehicle for adding whatever it is that you have to hand. The origin of it is similar to the fried rice in Asian cuisine, or risotto in Italian cuisine – a rice dish with whatever you have or is in season.
Usually I make it with just chicken and chorizo, or just seafood. But I both meat and seafood to hand so decided to do a bit of a ‘surf and turf’ paella. As I have been doing recently, this recipe has no added salt so is toddler and children friendly. If someone is allergic to seafood or you simply don’t like some of the ingredients, just don’t add it. It is unlikely to make the recipe less tasty as long as you’ve got the paella rice in there!
This is a one pot recipe for the busy family. Making enough for leftovers and freezer friendly into portions or ice cube trays ready for your little ones. I’ve added pimenton (Spanish paprika) for taste and colour but feel free to miss it out if you don’t have any or don’t want to use it. Even though this recipe uses no stock or added salt, you’ll be surprised how flavourful it is, purely from the ingredients that you use.
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Happy eating!