Rice - Paella con verduras y jamon serrano
I reckon that this is a very healthy dish- I’m not one for adding up this or working out that calory or carb wise – but I reckon this would be hard to beat for a colourful, healthy, reasonably quick dish that could not fail to impress your guests – or just you and yours!
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Ingredients
- 1 aubergine – or eggplant for my US friends! Halved quartered lengthways and cubed
- 1 red pepper – deseeded and cut into squares or strips.
- 1 courgette – or zucchini! – halved, quartered lengthways and cubed
- 6 cloves of garlic
- 400 gm of paella rice – rinsed well under cold water
- 100 gm of serrano ham = cut lengthways down the centre then into strips
- olive oil
- 125 ml of dry white wine – I only had cava in – I drink mostly red – but the cava worked just as well! Decadent!
- 1 litre chicken stock
- Pinch of saffron – or colorante
- Almost a tsp of smoky paprika
- 12 baby plum tomatoes, halved – or you could use cherry toms
- Handful of chopped parsley
Details
servings 4
Level of difficulty Average
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 35mins
Cost Average budget
Preparation
Step 1
Add a good glug of oil to a paella pan- or huge frying pan if not – or a sauté pan would do – but for goodness sake go out and buy a paella pan tomorrow!
Step 2
Once it is hot add the aubergine, pepper and courgette. Pan fry for about 5 minutes stirring all the time. Then add the garlic and leave for another 5 minutes. Add the serrano ham and fry for just a minute or so until it starts to colour and crisp a little. Add in the rice and move around the pan til all the grains look coated.
Step 3
Then add the wine and let it bubble for a moment. Have a drink yourself. Then add the stock, saffron or colorante, and the paprika. Stir, and once it is bubbling, turn down to a very low heat and leave for 15 minutes stirring every now and then.
Step 4
Then add the tomatoes and cook for about another 10 minutes or until the liquid has been absorbed. The rice should still have a little bite, be al dente, toothsome...you get the idea. Toss on the parsley – remove from the heat and let it rest for 5 minutes whilst you set out the plates and have another glass of something good.
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