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An easy, healthy and filling paella dish filled with lots of protein including mixed beans, chicken and rabbit!

Prep Time10 minsCook Time1 hrTotal Time1 hr 10 mins
 3 ¼ cups paella rice pearl (350 grams) -- available at Olive the Best
 1.30 lbs chicken thighs, preferably with skin on (600 grams)
 1.30 lbs rabbit pieces (600 grams)
 1 cup Garrofo beans (200 grams)
 ½ cup Lima beans (100 grams)
  cup Romano green beans (150 grams)
 1 tomato, grated - discard the skin
 56 cups chicken stock (1.2 - 1.5 litres)
 1 tsp salt
 1 tsp sweet paprika - available at Olive the Best
 1 tsp saffron - available at Olive the Best
 lemon wedge / zested lemon peel to taste
 *paella pan - optional *
1

Put your paella pan over the largest ring on your stove. Pour the olive oil and garlic olive oil in the middle. Sprinkle some salt around the oil in order to protect the pan from burning around the edges (this is mostly for large pans where you won’t cover the whole surface with meat) Heat the oil.

2

Add the meat (skin side down) and fry on both sides. This will take about 10 minutes.

3

Once the meat is cooked, move if from the centre of the pan. Just simply push it towards the edges, making space in the middle for the vegetables.

4

First fry the Romano green beans for 2-3 minutes. Now throw in the Garrofo/Lima beans. Fry these for 2-3 minutes as well. Now season the beans with a pinch of salt.

5

Add sweet paprika, grated tomato & garlic and sauté for a few minutes. Now it’s time to move the meat around, mixing it with the vegetables.

6

Pour in about a litre of the chicken stock. Throw in saffron. Bring to the boil & boil for 10 minutes. Add rice & some more stock or salt, if needed.

7

Try to spread the rice around as evenly as possible and this is also the moment when you can arrange the meat and vegetables the way you want your paella look like after it’s cooked. This is important as you won’t be stirring it anymore at all!!!

8

Cook on a high heat for 10 minutes. After, reduce the heat to low-medium add the sherry vinegar and cook for a further 10-15 minutes or until the rice has absorbed all the stock.

9

The rice should be stuck to the bottom of the pan and have slightly burnt look. That’s the best part!

10

Serve with a wedge of lemon &/or use zested lemon peel.

Ingredients

 3 ¼ cups paella rice pearl (350 grams) -- available at Olive the Best
 1.30 lbs chicken thighs, preferably with skin on (600 grams)
 1.30 lbs rabbit pieces (600 grams)
 1 cup Garrofo beans (200 grams)
 ½ cup Lima beans (100 grams)
  cup Romano green beans (150 grams)
 1 tomato, grated - discard the skin
 56 cups chicken stock (1.2 - 1.5 litres)
 1 tsp salt
 1 tsp sweet paprika - available at Olive the Best
 1 tsp saffron - available at Olive the Best
 lemon wedge / zested lemon peel to taste
 *paella pan - optional *

Directions

1

Put your paella pan over the largest ring on your stove. Pour the olive oil and garlic olive oil in the middle. Sprinkle some salt around the oil in order to protect the pan from burning around the edges (this is mostly for large pans where you won’t cover the whole surface with meat) Heat the oil.

2

Add the meat (skin side down) and fry on both sides. This will take about 10 minutes.

3

Once the meat is cooked, move if from the centre of the pan. Just simply push it towards the edges, making space in the middle for the vegetables.

4

First fry the Romano green beans for 2-3 minutes. Now throw in the Garrofo/Lima beans. Fry these for 2-3 minutes as well. Now season the beans with a pinch of salt.

5

Add sweet paprika, grated tomato & garlic and sauté for a few minutes. Now it’s time to move the meat around, mixing it with the vegetables.

6

Pour in about a litre of the chicken stock. Throw in saffron. Bring to the boil & boil for 10 minutes. Add rice & some more stock or salt, if needed.

7

Try to spread the rice around as evenly as possible and this is also the moment when you can arrange the meat and vegetables the way you want your paella look like after it’s cooked. This is important as you won’t be stirring it anymore at all!!!

8

Cook on a high heat for 10 minutes. After, reduce the heat to low-medium add the sherry vinegar and cook for a further 10-15 minutes or until the rice has absorbed all the stock.

9

The rice should be stuck to the bottom of the pan and have slightly burnt look. That’s the best part!

10

Serve with a wedge of lemon &/or use zested lemon peel.

Inspired Valencia Paella – serves 8 – by Olive the Best team member, Ana Lilia Duron