Life All Travel Destinations Entertaining Food All Chefs Recipes Restaurants Wine Matching Wine All Wine 101 Wine News Wine Regions Wine Varietals Home > Selector Magazine > Food > Portuguese paella Food Portuguese paella Preparation time Cooking time Serves 4 Ingredients 2 tbsp olive oil 4 chicken cutlets 2 Portuguese chorizo, sliced 1 medium red onion, finely sliced 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped 2 Birdseye chillies, finely chopped ½ cup sherry 1 litre chicken consommé 1½ cups paella rice 1 lemon, rind and juice 2 tsp smoked paprika 1 jar sweet peppers, chopped 8 large green prawns, peeled tails intact 400g mussels, cleaned and debearded ½ cup flat leaf parsley Method Heat olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add chicken pieces and brown all over. Remove from pan. Set aside. Add chorizo to pan, stir until golden then add to chicken pieces. Reduce heat to medium low, add onion, garlic and chillies to pan and sauté for 5–8 minutes until soft. Add sherry and cook for 2–3 minutes or until slightly reduced. Add stock and bring to the boil, then reduce heat to low, add rice, chicken and chorizo back to the pan with peppers. Reduce heat to low and cook covered for 20 minutes. Add prawns and mussels and cook covered for 5–8 minutes or until prawns are cooked and mussels have opened. Remove from heat and garnish with parsley and serve with lemon wedges. Note: Any chorizo sausage can be used. Food Preparation time Cooking time Serves 4 SHARE Perfect Match Ryder Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 $17.00 in any 12 $18.00 in any 6 $20.00 each Price | options $17.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Allegiance Wines Kindred Shiraz 2019 $17.00 in any 12 $18.00 in any 6 $20.00 each Price | options $17.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart The Kings' Creed Pinot Grigio 2020 $17.00 in any 12 $18.00 in any 6 $20.00 each Price | options $17.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Nericon Vineyard Reserve Shiraz 2018 $17.00 in any 12 $18.00 in any 6 $20.00 each Price | options $17.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Claymore Purple Rain Sauvignon Blanc 2019 $17.00 in any 12 $18.00 in any 6 $20.00 each Price | options $17.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Barramundi Merlot 2018 $17.00 in any 12 $18.00 in any 6 $20.00 each Price | options $17.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Drayton's Family Wines Chardonnay 2018 $17.00 in any 12 $18.00 in any 6 $20.00 each Price | options $17.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart d'Arenberg The Shepherd's Clock Grenache Shiraz Mourvèdre 2017 $17.00 in any 12 $18.00 in any 6 $20.00 each Price | options $17.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Freddy Nerks Rosso Pinot Noir Syrah 2017 $17.00 in any 12 $18.00 in any 6 $20.00 each Price | options $17.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Montevecchio Bianco Field Blend 2018 $20.40 in any 12 $21.60 in any 6 $24.00 each Price | options $20.40 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Oakridge Over the Shoulder Pinot Grigio 2017 $20.40 in any 12 $21.60 in any 6 $24.00 each Price | options $20.40 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Molly Morgan Chardonnay 2019 $21.25 in any 12 $22.50 in any 6 $25.00 each Price | options $21.25 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Hirsch Hill Estate Chardonnay 2019 $21.25 in any 12 $22.50 in any 6 $25.00 each Price | options $21.25 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Nannup Estate Firetower Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 $21.25 in any 12 $22.50 in any 6 $25.00 each Price | options $21.25 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Woodvale Great Northern Semillon 2018 $21.25 in any 12 $22.50 in any 6 $25.00 each Price | options $21.25 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Yarra Burn Vintage Sparkling 2017 $21.25 in any 12 $22.50 in any 6 $25.00 each Price | options $21.25 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Peter Lehmann H & V Chardonnay 2019 $21.25 in any 12 $22.50 in any 6 $25.00 each Price | options $21.25 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Jackson's Hill Panoramic Pinot Grigio 2019 $22.10 in any 12 $23.40 in any 6 $26.00 each Price | options $22.10 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Jackson's Hill Panoramic Pinot Grigio 2020 $22.10 in any 12 $23.40 in any 6 $26.00 each Price | options $22.10 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Ashbrook Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2018 $22.95 in any 12 $24.30 in any 6 $27.00 each Price | options $22.95 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Two Blues Sauvignon Blanc 2014 1 case has been added to your cart. Cart total: xxx 1 case, 12 bottles, 3 accessories Checkout Continue Shopping You might also like Food Paella a la Maestre Words by Miguel Maestre on 16 Jul 2011 Food Chorizo mushrooms Food Beef fajitas