# Paella Recipe - Made In

Chef Rulis Gonzolaez of Rulis’ International Kitchen in El Paso shared his recipe for chicken and pork paella, a traditional Spanish celebration dish.

Paella is a traditional Spanish celebration dish consisting of meat and/or seafood, rice and saffron, which gives the rice a distinctive golden hue. It’s cooked in a paella pan, which is large and slightly ovular with shallow walls. The superior heat conduction allows for the socarrat (socarrada in Spanish), or crispy crust of rice to form. This is maybe the most challenging but also most important part of the paella process.

  
Chef Rulis Gonzalez of Rulis’ International Kitchen in El Paso, TX suggests using a medium grain rice like arborio or sushi rice to achieve the right texture. This paella uses chicken and pork but could also use seafood or make it even more traditional with rabbit and Spanish chorizo. He suggests pairing the paella with either a delicate rosé or Saison farmhouse style ale. Cheers!

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