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Paella School

MADRID

rice and paella school
Cocinea

Learn how to prepare a delicious paella

The courses and events that we organise in our cooking space in Madrid are a unique opportunity to learn how to. Unique opportunity to learn how to cook a real paella. Our Paella’s Master chef María Muñoz will guide you she will share the authentic recipe and all its secrets for you to become a real expert.

In our workshops you can choose between three types of paella: Valencian paella, seafood paella and vegan paella.

At the end of the course, all participants will sit down to taste the paella they have made and will receive a paella specialist diploma and an apron from the Escuela de Arroces y Paella Valenciana as a souvenir.

Paella courses are an increasingly popular activity for groups of companies, a perfect Team Building exercise in which the participants will have to work together to achieve the necessary result.

Our courses to learn how to cook paella in Madrid.

VALENCIAN PAELLA COURSE

Learn how to prepare an authentic Valencian paella with a traditional recipe from a great paella master.

SEAFOOD PAELLA COURSE

One of the most traditional and tasty rice dishes made with top quality fish and seafood.

VEGAN PAELLA COURSE

Our most innovative paella without any protein. Learn the recipe for a vegan paella with all the flavour of a traditional rice dish.

Would you like to become a Paella’s Masterchef?

Valencian Paella Course

If you wish to learn how to cook an authentic Valencian paella, we are waiting for you at the Valencian Rice and Paella School in Madrid. In this workshop we will teach you how to cook your own paella while you enjoy an aperitif paired with Valencian wines.
We will finish by enjoying all the paellas with all the participants seated at the table.
You will learn a 250 year old Valencian paella recipe and we will award you with a diploma certifying the completion of the course. But the main objective of the course is to have fun in the kitchen!
This workshop is one of our most popular paella courses in Madrid.

Dynamic and content of the paella course

We offer you a workshop where you will learn to prepare Paella.

The dynamic will be the following:

Groups of approximately 2-3 people will prepare the paellas, with their fire, paella and ingredients. Always under the guidance of the master rice cooker, you will learn all the secrets of this 250 year old recipe which is now in the process of being declared a World Heritage Site.

During the cooking, you will taste an aperitif paired with wines from the Vicente Gandía winery (awarded best European winery 2018).

Once the paella is finished, you will sit down to taste the rice dishes.

We will finish the meal with a sweet touch: Valencian custard.

Drinks during the course are included.

The content of the workshop is as follows:

RICE DISHES WORKSHOP

  • Aperitif
  • Paella of your choice
  • Garden salad
  • Dessert

Diploma and apron

All participants will receive a Paellero Specialist diploma and the apron with which they carry out the activity.

Duration of the workshop

The duration of the workshop is approximately 3 hours: 2 hours of paella preparation and 1 hour of lunch/dinner.

Valencian Paella
Seafood Paella

Seafood Paella Course

If you want to learn how to cook an authentic seafood paella, we are waiting for you at the Valencian Rice and Paella School in Madrid. In this workshop we will teach you how to cook your own paella while enjoying an appetizer paired with excellent wines.
We will finish enjoying all the paellas with all the participants seated at the table.

You will learn a traditional seafood paella recipe and we will give you a diploma certifying the completion of the course. But the main objective of the course is to have fun in the kitchen!

Dynamics and content of the paella course

We offer you a workshop whose main dish will be Paella.

The dynamics will be as follows:

By groups of approximately 2-3 people will elaborate the paellas, with its fire, paella and ingredients. Always from the hand of the master rice cooker you will learn all the secrets of this recipe with more than 250 years of antiquity that now is in the process of being patrimony of the humanity.

During the cooking they will taste an appetizer paired with wines from the Vicente Gandía Winery (best European winery award 2018).

Once the paella is finished they will sit down to taste the rice dishes.

We will finish the meal with a sweet touch: Valencian cream.

Drinks during the course are included.

The content of the workshop is as follows:

RICE WORKSHOP

  • Appetizer
  • Paella of your choice
  • Garden salad
  • Dessert

Diploma and Apron

All attendees will receive a Paellero Specialist diploma and the apron with which they carry out the activity.

Duration of the workshop

Approximate duration is 3 hours, 2 hours of cooking and 1 hour of lunch/dinner.

Vegan Paella Course

You will learn a traditional seafood paella recipe and we will give you a diploma certifying the completion of the course. But the main objective of the course is to have fun in the kitchen!

If you want to learn how to cook a tasty and delicious paella without using meat, we are waiting for you in our vegan paella workshop at Cocinea. You will learn how to prepare a delicious rice with the best vegetables and some tricks so that the result is spectacular.

Learn how to cook your vegan paella while you enjoy a snack and have fun with the other participants of this delicious activity.

The course will be taught by a master paella chef with extensive experience in the preparation of paellas and rice dishes. When the paellas are ready we will sit down to taste them and have a great time.

Workshop dynamics and content

We offer you a rice workshop whose main dish will be vegan paella.

The dynamics is as follows:

Groups of approximately 2-3 people will prepare the paellas, with their fire, paella and ingredients. Always from the hand of the master rice cooker they will learn all the secrets of this recipe with more than 250 years of antiquity that is now in the process of being a world heritage site.

During the cooking they will taste an appetizer paired with wines from the Vicente Gandía Winery (best European winery award 2018).

Once the paella is finished they will sit down to taste the rice dishes.

We will finish the meal with a sweet touch: Valencian cream.

The space is in exclusive and drinks during lunch/dinner are included.

The content of the workshop is as follows:

RICE WORKSHOP

  • Appetizer
  • Table of national cheeses with handmade peaks
  • Andalusian Gazpacho
  • Main course
  • Vegan Paella
  • Garden salad
  • Dessert
  • Valencian Cream

The appetizer may vary depending on the number of attendees and always advising in advance to the organizing company.

Diploma and Apron

All attendees will receive a Paellero Specialist diploma and the apron with which they carry out the activity.

Duration of the workshop

Approximate duration is 3 hours, 2 hours of cooking and 1 hour of lunch/dinner.

Vegan Paella

Paella cooking courses in Madrid are a perfect Teambuilding activity for companies that want to organize an event with their employees.

Learn how to cook paella

These are the secrets to prepare a good paella:

A good broth

Making a good broth for the rice is fundamental and will determine the final result in a surprising way.

A suitable container

For a paella to be perfect, it must be cooked in the right container so that the rice is well distributed in a thin layer.

Fresh food

No frozen food. We take care to use the best market products such as fresh seasonal vegetables, good quality meat and fish fresh from the sea.

The fire

The use of fire is of vital importance to ensure that the rice is cooked perfectly.

Resting the rice

If we let the rice rest before taking it to the table, it will finish “loosening up”, it will be tempered and it will be just right.

A lot of love

The main ingredient is to prepare the paella with love and without haste, so nothing can go wrong.

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THE BEST PAELLA RECIPES

A good paella has to be prepared following a traditional recipe like the ones we teach you below.

If you prefer our Paella Mistress to teach you how to prepare it, you can sign up for the paella courses that we teach in our Space in Madrid.

Valencian Paella

Valencian Paella

Valencian Paella Recipe

INGREDIENTS (for 4 people)

400 gr. of rice variety Dinamita by Molino Roca (round pearly and short rice)
500 gr. of chicken
500 gr. of rabbit
200 gr. of ferradura (batxoqueta or flat green bean)
150 gr. of garrafon
2 tomatoes
1 teaspoon of sweet paprika
A few strands of saffron
Snails
Extra virgin olive oil
Sprig of fresh rosemary
Water
Salt

PREPARATION
Chop the batxoqueta, shell the garrafón and grate the tomato. With the paella to soft fire in the center, pour the oil and observe that it is leveled in the center. When the oil is hot, add the meats and brown them.

In the center of the paella, fry the batxoqueta and, if we have, the roget.
Move the vegetables to the sides of the paella and add the grated tomato in the center, add salt and fry it.
Add a teaspoon of paprika and stir it.

Next, we add the water to the paella, until almost the edge of the container. We raise the fire and, when it begins to boil, we add the saffron. We prove and rectify the point of salt, and we put a sprig of fresh rosemary.

Let it simmer for 30 minutes. At this point, we add the snails, if we wish it, and we throw the rice making a line of the diameter of the paella (cavalló), never in the form of rain.

We distribute with the spatula the rice, in a uniform way.
To cook to alive fire, the first 5 minutes, then to lower to average fire until we have a dry, whole and juicy rice.

If we are brave and we like the socarrat, we raise the fire to full in the center of the paella.
We turn off and let stand 5 minutes.
We will eat it with a wooden spoon to be faithful to the tradition and directly from the paella itself.

Enjoy your meal!

Seafood Paella

Seafood Paella

Seafood Paella Recipe

INGREDIENTS FOR THE FUMET
2 tomatoes
1 onion
1.5kg of white fish
3 liters of water

INGREDIENTS FOR THE PAELLA
Dinamita rice variety by Molino Roca (short round pearly rice)
2 tiger prawns
2 langoustines
1 large cuttlefish
100 gr of rice shrimp
6 mussels
1 teaspoon of sweet paprika
Saffron
Salt
EVOO

PREPARATION
As a starting point we prepare a fumet with tomato, onion, virgin olive oil and rock fish, galleys or crabs.
After adding virgin olive oil in the center of the paella (we take advantage of this to level the paella), we fry the langoustines, prawns or shrimps and remove them. Fry the cuttlefish or squid in small pieces, add the Salmorreta* and stir all the ingredients until they are well integrated.
Once everything is mixed, add the sweet paprika and stir.
Add the fumet in the paella, sprinkle a little saffron and add salt.
We raise the fire to the maximum and we throw the rice making a line of the diameter of the paella (cavalló) never in the form of rain.
When the fumet evaporates, we add the mussels and the seafood in an orderly and showy way. Once the rice begins to emerge we lower fire to the minimum and we wait until all the broth evaporates. Once the rice is dry, let it rest for about 10 minutes.

*Preparation of the Salmorreta:

INGREDIENTS
- 2 black peppers
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 2 ripe tomatoes

PREPARATION
Grind all the ingredients until obtaining a homogeneous puree.

Vegan Paella

Vegan Paella

Vegan Paella Recipe

INGREDIENTS (for 4 people)

-Rice variety Dinamita by Molino Roca (round pearly and short rice)
-Assorted vegetables
-1 teaspoon of sweet paprika
-EVOO
-Salt

PREPARATION

Cut the vegetables in portions of 2 cm approximately.

Put olive oil in the center and level. To sauté the vegetables to slow fire, giving to each one its time of cooking and they are retiring towards the sides of the paella. Reserve some cauliflower, romanescu or broccoli saplings to decorate the paella once it is finished.

Grate tomato and put it in the center of the paella. Cook. Mix everything, add a teaspoon of sweet paprika and stir. Add water up to a finger of the edge of the paella. Add a pinch of saffron, a sprig of rosemary and a generous pinch of salt per person in the paella.

To put fire to the maximum and to leave in boiling during 15 minutes approximately to make the broth.
Take out of the paella the biggest pieces of vegetables to make it more aesthetic and pour the rice diagonally, so that it protrudes slightly from the broth (cavallón). Stir and put the fire to the maximum.

When the grains of rice begin to emerge in the paella, lower the heat to the minimum and wait for all the broth to evaporate.

Decorate and... to eat! Enjoy your meal

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    C/ Plomo 10, 28045 Madrid

    Phone
    Address

    C/ Plomo 10, 28045 Madrid