Monday recipe – Paella
A scoop of spanish joy
If you enjoyed my red pepper and prawn risotto then you will love this paella. Unless you are vegetarian in which case you must either 1) shut your eyes or 2) adapt. This is a rough guide to making paella. I’ve found that using anything to hand varies the flavour and the experience. And speaking of experience my only other bit of advice here is to share it. I have made this for two people only and as nice as it is, it feels like it ought to be served up to far more. Make it in a big pan, invite friends, neighbours and homeless people over and just let people scoop it out into bowls by the steaming handful. Leave thick scraps of crusty bread lying around for them to dip in to the deep sauce and keep pouring the wine – alcoholic or non-alcoholic – the experience will be intoxicating enough. Read more…