Paella with ham and beef

6 servings

40 minutes

The most expensive paella of all - you'll have to look for ham. However, it's only used for decoration and doesn't affect the taste of the paella itself. Alexey Pavlov, chef at Barceloneta, shared the recipe with us.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 834.9
• Proteins: 24.9g
• Fats: 45.1g
• Carbohydrates: 83.6g

Ingredients

• Arborio rice: 400 g
• Vegetable oil: 200 ml
• Smoked bacon: 100 g
• Chicken broth: 720 ml
• Champignons: 120 g
• Zucchini: 80 g
• Red onion: 1060 g
• Parsley: 12 g
• Dry-cured beef: 160 g
• Salt: 8 g
• Hamon: 40 g
• Sweet pepper: 1 kg
• Tomatoes: 1 kg

Cooking steps

1. Fry the rice in a dry pan to ensure it is as fluffy as possible when cooked.

   Required ingredients:

   • Arborio rice: 400 g

2. Pour water over the rice, boil until half-cooked, and remove from heat.

   Required ingredients:

   • Arborio rice: 400 g

3. Prepare sofrito. Dice the pepper, onion, and tomatoes, and sauté them in vegetable oil over heat one at a time.

   Required ingredients:

   • Sweet pepper: 1 kg
   • Red onion: 1060 g
   • Tomatoes: 1 kg
   • Vegetable oil: 200 ml

4. Cut the mushrooms, zucchini, and onion into half-centimeter cubes, and slice all the meat into thin strips of the same thickness.

   Required ingredients:

   • Champignons: 120 g
   • Zucchini: 80 g
   • Red onion: 1060 g
   • Dry-cured beef: 160 g

5. Add vegetables and meat to the sofrito and sauté for one minute.

   Required ingredients:

   • Champignons: 120 g
   • Zucchini: 80 g
   • Red onion: 1060 g
   • Dry-cured beef: 160 g

6. Add rice, salt it, and cook the dish until ready. At the end, dry it out to remove as much moisture as possible.

   Required ingredients:

   • Arborio rice: 400 g
   • Salt: 8 g

7. Add greens and garnish with slices of ham.

   Required ingredients:

   • Parsley: 12 g
   • Hamon: 40 g