Paella, Seafood Spanish-style

For seafood lovers, this Spanish-style foods should be tried. According to people outside of Spain, paella is a national food. However, for the Spaniards themselves, in fact is a typical food paella Valencia, a region on the east coast of Spain.

Paella from Valencia did not use seafood in it, but the meat. The meat can be used kelici meat, chicken, or duck. Thus, seafood paella, or also called Paella De Marisco, paella is a modification of the 'original' Valencia. There is also a mixed paella, which included a meat, seafood, and vegetables.

Paella comes from Old French, paelle, which means the pan (skillet). Pans that are used to make paella great shape (you can cook paella for up to 15 servings), shallow, flat bottom, and has two handles. Once the paella is cooked and cooked, the pan is placed directly above the dining table. Function wok here in addition to cooking, also to be a 'container' presentation.

Seafood paella is made by mixing all ingredients consisting of seafood (squid and shrimp), peppers, tomatoes, and saffron (for coloring) to sauteed with olive oil. Then, add rice to it and stir to evenly. Add the fish stock, allow it to percolate. Once completed, the top of the paella can be decorated with mussels, shrimp, and peppers.

Paella typically has a layer of rice 'bake' in the bottom of the pan. It's the one that determines the delicacy paella. The rice is 'roasted' comes about because the cooking process that uses a burner or flame in the open air. Rice as it will not be formed if the paella is cooked in the oven.

That said, another thing that affects the sense of paella is the broth. Paella 'original' using homemade broth. However, now there has been a common stock sale. The use of different broth affect the taste paella.

Enjoy Paella, you must be addicted...!!

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