Pork Feast Paella

Name: Pork Feast Paella
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: Scant ½ cup extra virgin olive oil; 150 g (5 oz.) pork belly, cut into lardons; 150 g (5 oz.) mini chorizo sausages; 150 g (5oz.) smoked bacon; 3 shallots, quartered; 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 tsp. sweet smoked paprika; 1 tomato, grated; 1 bay leaf; 0.4 g (large pinch) saffron; 2 sprigs of thyme; 12 cups water; 2 cups Spanish paella rice; Salt, to taste

By Omar Allibhoy

August 15, 2023

Pork belly and chorizo paella served on a plate.

Photo by Uyen Luu

Pork Feast Paella is a dish based on arroz de matanza, a recipe from days gone by, when no one had a fridge and you had to use the whole animal every time you slaughtered one. Any cut of pork can be used in this paella—just how it was made back then.

This recipe was excerpted from 'Paella' by Omar Allibhoy. Buy the full book on Amazon.

What you’ll need

Saffron
$10 At Burlap and Barrel
Paella Pan
$45 At Amazon
Smoked Paprika
$8 At Hive
Calasparra Rice
$26 At Amazon

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