10 Jun PEPPADEW® Peppadrop Chicken Paella
PEPPADEW® Peppadrop Chicken Paella
A comforting yet adventurous dish where sweet heat meets smoky and rich flavours. Different textures combine to create a satisfying dish destined for sunny evenings!
SERVING
Serves 4-6
PREP TIME
15 minutes
COOK TIME
30 minutes
SERVING
Serves 4-6
PREP TIME
15 minutes
COOK TIME
30 minutes
Ingredients
Sofrito
- 3 ripe tomatoes
- 50g sweet PEPPADEW® Peppadrop peppers
- Drizzle of oil
- 1 pinch saffron threads
- 1 tsp sweet paprika
- 1 tsp hot chilli powder
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
Paella
- 40ml olive oil
- 4 chicken thighs
- 1 pinch saffron threads
- 40g green beans (chopped in half)
- 40g white beans
- 50g Sweet PEPPADEW® Peppadrop peppers (extra for topping)
- 240g paella rice
- 750ml hot chicken stock
- Sofrito (See above and method)
- Few sprigs rosemary
A flavour-packed chicken paella with traditional flavours with a sweet and spicy PEPPADEW® Peppadrop twist. Peppadrops make up the classic sofrito paella sauce base as well as run through the dish for a truly family-friendly flavoursome dish.
Method
- To make the sofrito base for the paella combine all the ingredients in a blender.
- Season the chicken thighs with salt.
- Preheat a paella pan on high heat, pan fry the chicken thighs, skin down, until the skins are golden and crispy. Turn and pan fry for a few minutes on the other side, before removing from the pan.
- Add oil to the pan and a large pinch of saffron followed by the green beans, white beans and then the PEPPADEW® Peppadrops. Heat for a few seconds until the saffron becomes fragrant and coats the rest of the ingredients.
- Stir in the paella rice and add the hot stock. Stir all of the ingredients and spread them evenly across the pan.
- Bring the pan to a boil and then reduce to a simmer (it is important that you do not touch the rice).
- After the paella has been simmering for 10 minutes, place the chicken thighs on top of the pan.
- Simmer for another 5–10 minutes, again without stirring, until the stock has reduced and the rice is cooked through.
- Add a few more PEPPADEW® Peppadrops and a few sprigs of rosemary to the top of the pan before serving.
