A little bit of Spain in your own kitchen. No problem with this delicious paella recipe. With just a little effort, you can prepare this vegan vegetable paella yourself and bring Valencia's national dish into your home. You can find out which ingredients you need and how to prepare the dish yourself in this article. Our chef Michi shows you how to prepare it in the recipe video.
Ingredients (4 portions):
2-3 tbsp olive oil
1 onion
3 garlic cloves
1 small leek
1 red bell bell pepper
1 green bell pepper
200g paella rice
480ml vegetable stock*
2 tomatoes chopped
200g tofu
150g peas
1 jar of artichoke hearts 165g drained weight
10 Kalamata olives
Spices:
1 teaspoon paprika powder*
1 1⁄2 tsp turmeric*
1 sachet saffron powder 0.1 g
2 tbsp tamari sauce* or soy sauce
Salt and pepper to taste
Topping:
1 bunch of parsley
1 organic lemon cut into slices or quarters
sesame seeds* optional
Preparation:
- First peel the onion and garlic and cut both into small cubes
- Then heat 1-2 tablespoons of oil in a pan and fry the onions and garlic in it
- Meanwhile, cut the leek into rings and the bell pepper into cubes. Then add both to the pan together with the rice and sauté for 2-3 minutes
- Then add the saffron, 1 teaspoon of turmeric and paprika powder and deglaze with the vegetable stock
- Now add the rest of the vegetable stock and the tomatoes, cover the pan with a lid and allow the contents of the pan to simmer for approx. 20 minutes until the rice absorbs the liquid
- Meanwhile, press the tofu dry, cut into small cubes and fry in oil until golden brown on both sides
- Season with 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric and deglaze with the tamari sauce
- Mix the tofu, peas, artichoke hearts and olives into the paella and leave to simmer for a few minutes
- Then top with lemon, parsley and sesame seeds
Nutritional values (per portion):
369.4 kcal
60.5g carbohydrates
12.3g protein
6,7g fat
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Recipe video: