Paella Valenciana

Name: Paella Valenciana
Cook time: 90 min
Yield: 6 servings

Paella - original Paella from Valencia ? Photo by Jan Harenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Paella Valenciana and its seafood variation are authentic Valencian recipes that originated in their modern form in the early 1800s in Spain's Valencian region near lake Albufera. Prior to the 19th century the ingredients for Valencian paella varied greatly with the most unusual being marsh rat.Manuel V�zquez Montalb�n, La cocina de los mediterr�neos, Ediciones B - Mexico Valencians consider only Valencian paella and seafood paella as true paellas. They view all other variations as impostors. This recipe is based on the ones provided on the Wikipaella.org website, which includes the recipes of prominent Valencian chefs. Please read Paella cooking techniques before attempting this recipe.

Cooking time: 90 minutes
Servings: 6

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