Paella with tomatoes onion shrimp

Serves as a table decoration! With wine.

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Composition / ingredients

servings:

Rice (Long grain is better)

480

Shrimp (Unpeeled shrimp is better)

Olive oil

Garlic

Onion

Tomatoes

Water

Green peas

Olives

Lemons

Saffron

Ground black pepper

to taste

Salt

to taste

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the recipe composition

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 17 % 5 g

Fats 10 % 3 g

Carbohydrates 73 % 22 g

137 kcal

GI: 10 / 90 / 0

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 1 h 40 min

Step 1:
Cut the onion into small cubes, chop the garlic as well.
Step 2:
Pour olive oil into a frying pan and fry onion and garlic on it until light golden brown.
Step 3:
Now we put tomatoes in the pan, pour in water, salt and season with ground pepper and saffron, mix everything.
Step 4:
Long-grain rice is best suited for this recipe, it should not be washed.
Step 5:
Carefully transfer the rice to the pan and distribute it around the perimeter without stirring the contents. The liquid should completely cover the rice. When the broth boils, put the shrimp on top of the rice right in the shell, cover the pan with a lid and simmer everything for 10 minutes over low heat.
Step 6:
Meanwhile, we cut the olives into rings.
Step 7:
After 10 minutes, open the lid, spread the sliced olives and green peas on the surface of the rice. Cover the pan with a lid and cook the paella over high heat for another minute. Then turn off the heat and leave the dish under a closed lid for another 10-15 minutes. Ready-made paella is served to the table decorated with lemon slices. Bon appetit to everyone!

In Spanish traditional cuisine, rice dishes occupy a special place, they are prepared on big holidays or on weekends when the whole family gathers at the table. And each hostess has her own recipe for such festive dishes, in particular paella, according to the Spaniards themselves, can be prepared using 300 different ways. Of course, we will not be able to try all 300, but we will be able to do one, and today I will tell you how to make paella with shrimp. In my opinion, of all the options for cooking this dish, the one that I offer you is the simplest and most delicious. This paella will look great and bright on any table, as well as well suited for a romantic dinner, because it will help create a unique mood and atmosphere of the southern country. With this recipe for making paella with shrimp, an ordinary lunch or dinner will become a small celebration in the Spanish style.