Miguel Maestre’s Chicken Paella – Adelaide Showgrounds Farmers Market

Ingredients

• PAELLA
• 250g skinless chicken thigh fillets, cut into 2.5 cm cubes
• 800ml chicken stock reduced salt
• 250g (11⁄4 cups) Calasparra rice
• 50g ( ½ cup) snow peas
• 50g (½ cup) cooked lima beans
• salt flakes
• 1⁄2 bunch of chives, chopped
• 1 lemon, cut into wedges
• Miguel's Quick Aioli
• SOFRITO
• 4 oxheart or roma tomatoes, roughly chopped
• 4 large jarred piquillo peppers
• 4 garlic cloves, peeled
• 1⁄2 bunch of flat-leaf parsley, leaves picked
• 1⁄2 bunch of chives, roughly chopped
• 1⁄2 bunch of thyme, leaves picked
• 11⁄4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon saffron threads
• 11⁄2 tablespoons smoked paprika