Silvia

[Morbyd]

Muchas gracias for the recipe.

The paella was made yesterday. The result was fabulous.

The missus even insisted it was better than the Spanish make but that's only because I let it get a little bit dry and she likes it better that way I prefer it more moist like you get in Spain

Still, not bad for the first try, I think 8)

 

[Barbie]

Sil will you send me the paella recipe

 

[stephen]

it was paella competition day in san an today. the top valencian paella makers slugged it out at the windmill to decide who was champion in the categories of paella valenciana and freestyle.

no idea who won as i was on the other side od the bay today.........

 

[silvia]

I'm glad you succed, it's a long preparation but not that difficult

 

[Morbyd]

I'm glad you succed, it's a long preparation but not that difficult

Very true... I think I mentioned before that I've made Uzbek plov and Cajun jambalaya and both have a lot in common with paella in terms of preparation. It's all a matter of the spices and the little things you do differently

 

[Tycoon]

So, Silvia, tell me where can I go for great paella in Ibiza? I've never tried Bogavente (sp?) but I'd like to try it as well and I've heard that the restaurant El Chiringuito does a fabulous one.
Morbyd, any ideas of good paella in Ibiza?

 

[silvia]

So, Silvia, tell me where can I go for great paella in Ibiza? I've never tried Bogavente (sp?) but I'd like to try it as well and I've heard that the restaurant El Chiringuito does a fabulous one.
Morbyd, any ideas of good paella in Ibiza?

mmm... I'd never had a paella in Ibiza
There's lots of posts about paellas in Ibiza, lots of people rate Es Boladó at Cala d'Hort but never been myself

 

[Morbyd]

I saw other people eating paella at Es Boldado (I couldn't because I was there with my wife who isn't a huge paella lover ) and it looked very good.

There's a place on the beach in Talamanca that I quite like but I don't know the name of it. I've eaten there in 3 of the past 5 trips and loved it. Nothing fancy, just good. Missed it this year.

We had a very good paella at La Brasa in Ibiza Town.

I've also heard good things about the restaurant at Sa Caleta and the Bali Beach restaurant (now run by former Sa Caleta chefs) on the beach in Playa d'en Bossa, but while they both have seafood I'm not sure about paella.

 

[silvia]

Very true... I think I mentioned before that I've made Uzbek plov and Cajun jambalaya and both have a lot in common with paella in terms of preparation. It's all a matter of the spices and the little things you do differently

You can't cook two exact paellas, there's always something that makes them different.
BTW, you can "customize" them, use everything you want: pork, rabbit, vegetables, just play a bit

 

[Morbyd]

You can't cook two exact paellas, there's always something that makes them different.
BTW, you can "customize" them, use everything you want: pork, rabbit, vegetables, just play a bit

I know... that's what I did with your recipe

I added some chicken, dropped the squid (sepia), and used fish bouillon because I couldn't boil the mussels (they were already cooked). Still turned out tasty I also had to use a different kind of pepper because we don't have nora here.

 

[silvia]

I added some chicken, dropped the squid (sepia), and used fish bouillon because I couldn't boil the mussels (they were already cooked). Still turned out tasty I also had to use a different kind of pepper because we don't have nora here.

If you don't have ñora, you can fry onion (quite alot, cutted very small) till it gets nearly burned. And when you do that smashed thing, put more red pepper to give colour to the rice