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Want to know how to make the perfect Paella?
This is want you will need (Serves ten so invite some friends around):
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1kg rice
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2kg chicken
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1kg rabbit
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300gr tomato
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500g green beans
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250g garrofó (a variety of white beans)
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100g peppers
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Two-dozen snails (optional)
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3dl. Olive oil
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Couple strands of saffron
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Sprig of rosemary
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6gr paprika
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Salt and 3.5 L water
Preparation:
Heat the olive oil in a large pan (or paella pan if you have one). Add the rabbit and chicken pieces to the hot pan and sauté until the meat is lightly browned.
Now, peel, de-seed and chop the tomatoes (or just use a tin of chopped tomatoes;) and fry over a gentle heat, together with the pieces of pepper for around 7 to 8 minutes.
After 7 or 8 minutes add a little salt, the meat and the paprika and fry everything together. Add water to cover the mixture and leave to simmer for around 30 minutes. The simmering time will depend on the consistency of the meat but check after 30 minutes.
Ten minutes before the end of the estimated cooking time you should add the beans and the garrofó. If you do want to try the snails then this is also the time to add them – previously purged. At the end of the cooking time add more hot water and continue boiling for a further 4 minutes.
After the 4 minutes add the saffron and the rosemary and then simmer for further 5 minutes.
After 5 minutes add the rice and cook for another 5 minutes over a high heat.
After 5 minutes remove the pan from the heat and allow to stand for a further 3 to 4 minutes and then shout: “Alabe al cocinero” (Praise the cook:) and serve.
If you don’t fancy rabbit or snails you could try mussels, shrimps, prawns, and squid instead.
Which villa? You decide!
WOW! The feedback we received following our request to help us pick the perfect villa to enter into our one – week villa holiday was fantastic!
Thank you to everyone who took the time to send us a tweet and to those who posted a comment on our blog.
Thanks to the feedback we have been able to come up with two villas to consider; both include the extras mentioned in the responses, which included:
- A villa that has space to accommodate between four and eight people
- A villa with a pool
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- A villa with air Conditioning
The problem we now face is which one to offer? We have numerous family friendly villas that offer all the extras outlined in the feedback, but even after a couple of days of deliberating we have only managed to reduce the list down to two. So, we were hoping you could decide for us?
Basically, the villa that receives the most votes is the one we will include in the Villa Parade one-week holiday competition.
The first Villa is called Finca Ses Deu Quarterades, which is a spacious and very luxurious farmhouse villa, with large garden and a fenced pool. It’s also within walking distance of a pretty sandy beach and the cove of Cala Sanau.
The villa sleeps six and includes:
- Dishwasher/Washing machine
- TV/DVD
- Air Conditioning/Heating
- Wifi
- Table Tennis
- Barbecue
- Gated Pool
- Sea View
- Large Lawned Garden
Click here to find out more and view an online video and extra images to view before making your decision.
The second is Can Mastresa, a beautifully renovated Mallorcan house in the heart of a sleepy village called S’Horta, which is only a five-minute drive from the beaches of Cala D’Or.
The villa sleeps 10 and includes:
- Dishwasher/Washing machine
- TV/DVD
- Air Conditioning/Heating
- Wifi
- Table Tennis
- Barbecue
- Gated Pool
- Large Lawned Garden
Click here to find out more and view an online video and extra images to view before making your decision.
Soon the votes will be added up and the one that receives the most nominations will be the one we offer in our one-week villa holiday competition.
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Thank you!
