My cousins gave us a paella kit (a pan, spices, olive oil, rice) for Christmas, so I decided to try to make it.  I bought tomatoes, shrimp, garlic, chicken and peas to add.  (I should have bought sausage as well but I forgot).

The first step was to slice tomatoes and garlic, as well as grate some of the tomatoes.  Then I cooked the sliced tomatoes in olive oil and set aside and did the same with the chicken.

Then I added the rice (and some chicken broth) and let the rice cook till soft.

Once the rice was cooked, I added paprika and fresh peas and separately sauteed the shrimp.

Finally it was time to add everything else (tomatoes, shrimp): Paella is actually pretty simple to make: it just has a lot of steps…so takes a fair amount of time.

The plated version was delicious but missing the crusty rice at the bottom (the socarrat).  I will work on that next time.