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Vegan Fideuà with Saffron

  • Golden Saffron Team
recipe categoryCategory: main-dish
recipe preparation timePreparation: 00:10:00
recipe cooking timeCooking: 00:25:00
recipe total timeTotal: 00:35:00
recipe originOrigin: Spain
recipe caloriesCalories: 293

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup of extra virgin olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon Golden saffron
  • 2 cups short egg-free noodles
  • ½ onion
  • 4 cloves of garlic
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • ½ teaspoon of sweet smoked Spanish paprika
  • ½ cup canned tomato sauce
  • 2 ½ cups of vegetable broth
  • sea salt
  • freshly cracked black pepper
  • 1 lemon
  • fresh parsley
Vegan Fideuà with Saffron
recipe categoryCategory: main-dish
recipe preparationPreparation: 00:10:00
recipe cooking timeCooking: 00:25:00
recipe total timeTotal: 00:35:00
recipe originOrigin: Spain
recipe caloriesCalories: 293

This vegan fideuà uses short egg-free noodles. Stir them into the tomato, pepper, and smoked paprika base before adding vegetable broth.

Choosing saffron for this recipe

If you need to buy saffron online, choose whole threads so you can measure the amount listed in the recipe.

Spanish Noodle Paella

Short noodles cook in the saffron and vegetable broth directly in the pan. The technique is related to seafood fideuà with squid ink, but this version builds its flavor with peppers, tomato, and paprika.

How to Make Vegan Fideuà with Saffron

  1. Pour ¼ cup of extra virgin olive oil into a paella pan which is over a medium-high heat.
  2. After one minute, mix one red bell pepper which is chopped before, and ½ onion that is diced finely with the oil for 5 minutes regularly.
  3. Now make a well in the middle of the pan and fry 4minced garlic for 20-25 seconds.
  4. ½ cup of canned tomato sauce, ½ sweet smoked Spanish paprika, sea salt, and freshly cracked black pepper should be added to the pan, and mix for one minute.
  5. Sprinkle 2 cups of thin short noodles, and then pinch in ½ teaspoon of high quality saffron threads. Combine everything together for 2 minutes.
  6. Pour 2 ½ cups of vegetable broth, after this step do not mix the ingredients, it’s better to give the pan quick shake time to time.
  7. After 10 minutes, lower the fire to a low-medium heat. Let the dish simmer for 3 minutes.
  8. Remove the pan from the heat, cover it with some foils and dish cloth. It needs to rest for 5 minutes.
  9. Uncover the pan, and use lemon wedges and some freshly chopped parsley for the garnish.
Spanish Noodle Paella 1

Once the broth goes in, follow the recipe and shake the pan gently as needed. If you prefer round rice to noodles, use Spanish pantry vegetable paella for a vegetarian option.