Veggie Paella
08 April 2020
Bring the Mediterranean to your dinner table with this delicious Spanish rice dish. You will need:
- A hob
- A large frying pan
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
Serves: 2
Category: Vegetarian
Ingredients
- Olive oil as required
- Rice of your choice (75 g per person)
- A vegetable stock cube
- Chopped mixed bell peppers (¼ pepper per person)
- Red onion (¼ onion per person)
- Garlic puree (1 heaped teaspoon per person)
- A splash of lemon juice (to taste)
- Paprika (1½ teaspoons per person)
- Salt and pepper (to taste)
Method
- Heat a generous splash of olive oil in your pan over a medium-high heat. Add oil as you go if the mix starts looking dry.
- Add the chopped onion and bell peppers and fry until lightly browned.
- Add the rice and stir thoroughly, making sure it’s coated with oil.
- After about 5 minutes of constant stirring, crumble in the stock cube and add a splash of water.
- Once the water is absorbed, stir in the garlic paste.
- Continue to add water until the rice has become as soft as you like it.
- Add the lemon juice, paprika, salt and pepper and simmer for 2 minutes.
- Spoon even portions of paella onto plates and enjoy!
B&M Top Tip: Paella works well on its own or as a side for chicken fajitas or other Spanish or Latin American dishes!
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