Best Arroz Valenciana Recipes

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.

ARROZ VALENCIANA

Steps:

• Dissolve the bouillon cube in 2 cups of hot water in a small bowl or liquid measuring cup.
• Heat the olive oil in a large heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat. dd the onions and garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until the onions start to become translucent, about 1 minute. Add the chicken and 2 teaspoons salt and cook until the chicken is opaque but not cooked through, about 2 minutes. Add the rice and turmeric and stir until the turmeric is evenly distributed. Add the sausage, raisins, coconut milk and bouillon broth and stir for 1 minute. Cover and cook on medium-low heat until almost all the liquid is absorbed, about 35 minutes.
• Add the red and green bell peppers, carrots and peas and gently stir. Continue to cook the rice covered until the vegetables are slightly softened and there is no more liquid, about 10 minutes.
• Season with salt and transfer to a serving bowl. Garnish with the hard-boiled eggs and scallions.

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.

ARROZ CON POLLO VALENCIANA - COLUMBIA RESTAURANT (CHICKEN &

Steps:

• In a skillet, sauté chicken in heated oil until skin is golden. Remove chicken and place in casserole dish. In same oil in the skillet, sauté onion, green pepper, tomatoes, and garlic for 5 minutes. Pour over chicken. In same skillet, add chicken broth, white wine, saffron, salt, bay leaf and rice. When mixture begins to boil, pour over casserole, cover and bake in oven at 350 for 20 minutes or until chicken is done. Sprinkle with a splash of wine and garnish with peas, roasted red peppers, and asparagus tips.

ARROZ A LA VALENCIANA DE MILAGROS

Steps:

• Use a large and heavy Dutch oven or covered roaster. Spray with cooking oil. Heat pan over a medium high flame. Add olive oil to cover the bottom of the pan.
• When oil is hot toss sausage chunks in to brown. Remove all sausage pieces when browned and reserve.
• Add the diced bell peppers, onions, garlic and spices. Stir well to incorporate into the cooking mixture. Cover the pan. Let the mixture simmer on medium-low heat. Stir occasionally. Until the liquid changes o a golden yellow color.
• Add diced chicken to the pan and begin to lightly cook the chicken.
• When the chicken is partially cooked, add 12 ounces of the chicken stock. Stir well to incorporate the seasoning. Cover and simmer for a 2-3 minutes.
• Remove the lid. Add the rice to the mixture in the pan. . Toss lightly to avoid burning the rice and spices.
• Continue cooking withot the lid and watch for the liquid to coat the rice evenly and to evaporate.
• When the liquid is reduced by half, add the remaining ingredients.
• When the liquid is nearly gone, turn off the flame and toss the mixture to fluff. It should resemble a dry rissoto.
• Serve garnished with sliced or diced hard boiled eggs and a light sprinkling of capers. Optional: serve pickled garden vegetables on the side.