[header] How to make paella valenciana [title] Measure out 10 cups of water into a pot add the dried beans to soak overnight. [step] Only do this if the beans are dried. If they are precooked, there's no need to soak them first. 
[title] Add the olive oil and almost all of the salt to a 15 inch (40 cm) paella tin, turning on heat to medium. [step] Wait for olive oil to get hot, but not smoking.