Best Valencia Rice Recipes

ARROZ AL HORNO, AN OVEN-BAKED SPANISH RICE RECIPE

Steps:

• Cut the fresh pork into cubes, approximately 3/4 inch. Cut the morcilla sausage into thick slices.
• Cut tomatoes into slices, approximately 1/3-inch thick. Peel potatoes and cut into slices approximately 1/4-inch thick.
• Pour a few tablespoons of olive oil into the casserole dish and heat. When it is hot enough, fry the pork, sausage slices and whole head of garlic. Add slices of one tomato into the pan and stir.
• Add the rice into the pan and stir the contents of the frying pan. Add olive oil if necessary.
• Pour the broth and sprinkle the chickpeas around the dish. Simmer for 10 minutes while you fry the potatoes. Add more broth if necessary.
• Heat oven to 375 F.
• In a small frying pan, heat approximately half an inch of olive oil. When hot enough, add the potato slices. Lightly fry them and remove the potatoes.
• Add the rest of the tomato in the dish, laying slices on top. Place potato slices on top of the rice. Cover and bake the meal in the oven until golden brown.

ARROZ CON POLLO

Steps:

• Combine wine and saffron; let stand until ready to use. Season chicken on both sides with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large braiser or heavy-bottomed, straight-sided saute pan over medium-high heat. Cook chicken, skin side down, until browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Flip, and cook until golden brown, 2 minutes; transfer to a plate.
• Reduce heat to medium, and cook onion and garlic, stirring often, until tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Add tomato, and cook, stirring often, for 15 minutes. Stir in wine-saffron mixture, 1 tablespoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and the bay leaves. Cook until wine is almost completely evaporated, 10 to 15 minutes. Add chicken, stock, rice, and olives; bring to a simmer.
• Reduce heat to low. Cook, covered, stirring halfway through, until rice is tender, about 45 minutes. (If rice is not done, add more stock, 1/4 cup at a time.) Remove from heat and let stand, covered, for 10 minutes. Discard bay leaves. Season with salt and pepper.

VALENCIANA RICE

Steps:

• Leave the clams in water seasoned with salt about two hours to remove the sand. Season the meat with white wine, two chopped garlic, salt and pepper. Leave to marinate about two hours.
• In a saucepan, place the olive oil, the chopped onions, two chopped garlic and the chouriço slices. ​​Leave to sauté over low heat about five minutes. Stir once in a while. Add the meat with the marinade along with the peas and the squid cut into pieces. Leave to cook about 15 to 20 minutes over medium-low heat. Stir once in a while.
• Then, add the sausage cut into slices, clams, the chicken stock cube and the rice. Season with salt and saffron and mix everything with a wooden spoon. Add the water (enough water to cover completely the mixture), stir, simmer and cook about 10 minutes.
• When the rice is almost cooked, add the peeled shrimp and the crab sticks, stir and cook more two to three minutes. Turn off the heat, sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve.

VALENCIA RICE

Steps:

• Boil rice in water until water has been absorbed (about 15 mins). Add orange juice, 1 1/2 cups water & margarine or oil. Bring to boil then simmer until rice is tender (about 25 mins).
• Stir in honey, extra orange juice & rind, spoon into serving dish, top with a ring of orange slices, heat marmalade with sherry & spoon over orange slices.
• Serve with cream or low fat yogurt.

VALENCIAN RICE (ARROZ A LA VALENCIANA)

Steps:

• 1) Place the whole chicken in a pot. Pour enough water into the pot to barely cover the chicken. Add a pinch of salt, a pinch of pepper and a pinch of poultry seasoning (optional).
• 2) Bring water to a boil, cover and cook at medium/low heat for about one hour. Turn the chicken over about half way through to insure even cooking. Keep an eye on it so that it will not dry out and burn. However, the level of the water at the end should be fairly low, so don't add a lot of water through the cooking process. The tighter your lid fits on the pot, the less water you will need to replace. Remove from heat and allow to cool until it can be handled comfortably.
• 3) Debone the chicken setting all the bones and skin aside in a bowl. Do not discard the broth from the chicken.
• 4) In a very large frying pan, heat the butter and olive oil. Add the diced tomatoes, bell pepper strips, chopped onions (both) and 1 teaspoon of salt. When white onions look transparent, add the tomato paste, capers and olives and stir. Add the sausage slices, shrimp, oysters, the de-boned chicken meat and whatever broth you had left. Now is also the time to add the wine or beer if you are using any.
• 5) Continue to stir over medium/low heat until the mixture becomes almost dry (broth has evaporated and been absorbed). Now add the cooked rice a little at a time while stirring. Finally, add the early peas and stir gently to blend them inches.
• 6) Serve hot accompanied by a large glass of Spanish Sangría poured over some ice, an orange wedge and a wedge of pineapple.

FILIPINO RICE (ARROZ VALENCIANA)

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onion and garlic until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add paprika and mix well. Add chicken, sweet peas, olives, chorizo, salt, and pepper; mix thoroughly. Cover and cook until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and cook until juices are released, about 5 minutes. Add water; cook until slightly reduced, about 5 minutes. Add sweet rice; mix well. Cover and cook until flavors blend, about 5 minutes.
• Pour coconut milk into the skillet and bring to a boil. Cook until slightly reduced, about 5 minutes. Add red bell pepper. Cover and cook until rice is tender and chicken is no longer pink near the bone, about 10 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Garnish with hard-boiled eggs.

AUTHENTIC PAELLA VALENCIANA

Steps:

• Heat a paella pan over medium-high heat, and coat with olive oil. Add the chicken, rabbit and garlic; cook and stir until nicely browned. Move the browned meat to the sides of the pan, and add the tomato, butter beans, peas, and green beans. Season with paprika, and mix well.
• Fill the paella pan almost to the top with water, measuring the water as you put it in. This is to help you to determine how much rice to add, as paella pans come in different sizes. Bring to a boil. Simmer for about 1 hour to make a nice broth.
• Season with a generous amount of salt, and just enough saffron to make a nice yellow color. Season with thyme and rosemary if desired. The goal is to make a rich tasting broth that will soak into the rice to make it delicious. Stir in half as much rice as the amount of water in the pan. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer until all of the liquid has been absorbed, about 20 minutes.