Easy Shrimp and Chorizo Paella Recipe
I’ve been wanting to try my hand at Paella for so long and I finally did! To be honest I was pretty intimidated, but I’m glad I took the leap. It is now one of my husband’s favorite dishes. For those who don’t know Paella is a Spanish rice originally from Valencia. I’ve seen many pictures of this dish including mussels and scallops. I decided to keep it simple and use shrimp, chorizo and peas. One of the key ingredients to this dish is saffron. It is a spice derived from a flower. Treat this like gold! One tiny bottle costs about $21. Hope you enjoy this easy shrimp and chorizo paella dish!
Ingredients
- 2 TBS Olive Oil
- 1 yellow onion diced
- 3-4 cloves of garlic minced
- 2 TBS of tomato paste
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 2 pinches of saffron
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 1/2 tsp red chili flakes
- 2 pinches of salt
- 1 cup of paella rice (I used Carolina parboiled rice recommended for Paella.)
- 3 cups of chicken broth ( I made mine using bouillon. Check your rice for recommended amount of liquid.)
- 4 chorizo sausages sliced
- 1 lb. of raw shrimp peeled and deveined
- 1/2 cup of peas (I used Birdseye’s frozen peas and followed the microwave directions.)
- dried parsley flakes
Directions
- Heat oil and add in onion. Sauté until golden in color. Then add in garlic and sauté for 30 seconds.
- Add in tomato paste and stir in for 2-4 minutes.
- Stir in smoked paprika, chili flakes, saffron, turmeric, and salt.
- Next add in the rice and stir fry.
- Once the rice is fully incorporated add in the chicken broth. Bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low and cover for 10 minutes.
- In the meantime, cook chorizo and shrimp until fully cooked on stove top.
- Prepare peas.
- After the 10 minutes have passed, add in chorizo and cook for 5 more minutes uncovered.
- Add shrimp on top and cook for 5-10 minutes uncovered until it reaches desired consistency. I cooked mine until it was almost dried out.
- Stir in peas.
- Sprinkle parsley on top. I only had dried which worked out well, but if you have fresh parsley even better!
Enjoy your shrimp and chorizo paella! Drop me a comment below! I’d love to hear from you.
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